Chemical Spill From Tanker Truck Closes I-75

Lee Coleman

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Interstate 75 in Scott County was closed for about 10 hours yesterday due to a chemical spill from an overturned tanker truck. The truck driver from Ohio was a driver for Highway Transport. He apparently lost control after blowing a tire near the southbound 128 exit around 7 a.m.. The chemicals were sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite, these can burn respiratory passages if inhaled, and also burn the skin. These are used to make a cleaning solution. Non-hazardous material was also being carried. Three southbound lanes were covered by the truck. The driver was not seriously injured, and no one was injured by the chemicals.