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Truck dumps 18 tons of chicken feathers on highway

May 28, 2018
In this photo provided by KOMOnews.com, chicken feathers cover the ground alongside Interstate 5 in Federal Way, Washington on Sunday. A tractor-trailer made a fowl mess when it rolled over, dumping about 18 tons of chicken feathers across the freeway. - AP
In this photo provided by KOMOnews.com, chicken feathers cover the ground alongside Interstate 5 in Federal Way, Washington on Sunday. A tractor-trailer made a fowl mess when it rolled over, dumping about 18 tons of chicken feathers across the freeway. - AP



FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - A tractor-trailer made a fowl mess when it rolled over in Washington state. It dumped about 18,145 kilograms of chicken feathers across Interstate 5. Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson says the driver told investigators he fell asleep at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday north of Tacoma and lost control of the truck, which hit a guardrail and overturned. The truck was hauling the feathers from a poultry facility to a rendering company in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian company recycles animal byproducts into ingredients for items including pet feed and soap. The News Tribune newspaper of Tacoma reports traffic backed up for 18 kilometers as crews scooped up the feathers. Johnson said the driver would be cited for negligent driving. - AP


May 28, 2018
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