Crews clean up around $800,000 dollars that spilled on a highway in Texas
@Deepizzaguy (111928)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 17, 2025 5:35pm CST
The Alvord Fire Department answered an emergency call on Tuesday April 22 when a truck driving on U S Highway 287 in Wise County overturned and spilled around 8 million dimes on the highway.
Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) mentioned that the driver of the truck changed directions, overreacted and fell on its side.
The cleaning of picking all of the coins from the highway lasted around 14 hours.
The driver and a passenger were taken by an ambulance to a local hospital with non-threating injuries.
Link is upi.com/8391746043732 via @upi
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@LindaOHio (194707)
• United States
18 May
Wow! That's a lot of dimes. I'm glad the driver and passenger were not badly hurt.
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@Deepizzaguy (111928)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
I am in agreement with you.
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@Deepizzaguy (111928)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
I believe that all of the dimes were found by the firefighters.
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@Deepizzaguy (111928)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
@pitstop I am in agreement with you.
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@GardenGerty (164761)
• United States
18 May
That sounds very costly in more ways than one. I guess his load shifted with the sudden direction changes.
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@Deepizzaguy (111928)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
I am sure that the driver of the truck feels guilty about what happened.
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@luisadannointed (7820)
• Philippines
20 May
Wow! Lol! But I hope they collected everything.
I hope the driver still have a job after this, and I hope he learned from it.
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@Deepizzaguy (111928)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May
I also hope that the truck driver keeps his job despite the accident.
@RebeccasFarm (95409)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 May
Lots of work for them to do..that is good
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@Deepizzaguy (111928)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
I am in agreement with you.
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