Animal guts on the freeway? Been there, done that
For second time this month, errant innards stall area traffic
A gelatin-like substance made from the guts of swine spilled onto the southbound lanes of I-43/94 Thursday afternoon, bringing rush-hour traffic to a standstill.
The accident took place about 4:30 p.m. near National Ave., when a truck carrying the pig entrails came to an abrupt stop, causing its load to splash over the cab and onto two freeway lanes.
The lanes had to be shut down for nearly two hours.
Now the Michigan-based truck company responsible for the spill can expect a bill from the Highway Maintenance Division of the county's Public Works Department, said Milwaukee County sheriff's Sgt. Tom Smith.
"That's gonna be a big-ticket item," Smith said. Not to mention the likely $100-plus traffic citation for spilling a load, Smith said.
Smith said traffic was backed up as far north as Hampton Ave. and as far west as County Stadium.
It was the second time in two weeks that a truck caused rush-hour backups on the freeway by spilling animal parts. Spilled entrails snarled southbound traffic near North Ave. on Aug. 12.