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Dizzy with glizzys: hotdog spill on Pennsylvania highway leaves motorists steamed Dizzy with glizzys: hotdog spill on Pennsylvania highway leaves motorists steamed
(about 4 hours later)
Crews worked to clean up as strewn links which led to morning traffic being snagged in chain reaction Crews worked to clean up strewn links which led to morning traffic being snagged in chain reaction
A highway outside of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, was dizzy with glizzys on Friday after a truckload of hotdogs spilled across the I-83, as local commuters learned that even the weakest hot dog link can cause a chain reaction.A highway outside of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, was dizzy with glizzys on Friday after a truckload of hotdogs spilled across the I-83, as local commuters learned that even the weakest hot dog link can cause a chain reaction.
State police said the tractor trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem on Interstate-83 a few miles north of the Maryland line as morning rush hour was wrapping up, causing it to push into a passenger vehicle. When the truck scraped along a concrete divider, its trailer was ripped open and the contents scattered.State police said the tractor trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem on Interstate-83 a few miles north of the Maryland line as morning rush hour was wrapping up, causing it to push into a passenger vehicle. When the truck scraped along a concrete divider, its trailer was ripped open and the contents scattered.
As crews worked to ketchup with the rolling dogs, they came face to face with the unpleasant nature of how the sausage is made when it comes to roadside cleanup.As crews worked to ketchup with the rolling dogs, they came face to face with the unpleasant nature of how the sausage is made when it comes to roadside cleanup.
“Once those leave the truck and hit the road, that’s all garbage, and it’s still pretty warm,” Brad Dauberman, the Shrewsbury fire company chief, said as crews worked to snap up franks grilling in the summer sun.“Once those leave the truck and hit the road, that’s all garbage, and it’s still pretty warm,” Brad Dauberman, the Shrewsbury fire company chief, said as crews worked to snap up franks grilling in the summer sun.
The dogs are sadly unusable, and will likely go to slaughter. Dauberman said that he did not relish the cleanup task.The dogs are sadly unusable, and will likely go to slaughter. Dauberman said that he did not relish the cleanup task.
“I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery,” the fire chief said. “I did not know that.”“I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery,” the fire chief said. “I did not know that.”
The four people injured might not feel like weiners, but need not fear for the wurst, as police said their injuries were not life threatening.The four people injured might not feel like weiners, but need not fear for the wurst, as police said their injuries were not life threatening.