PREBLE COUNTY — Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating what lead up to a injury crash reported at 11:15 a.m. on I-70 E.
A commercial tanker was overturned in the median of I-70 and troopers discovered it was leaking Ethyl Alchohol.
The tanker leaked 1000 gallons of Ethyl Alcohol.
The driver, Ronald M Thompson, 61, of Bellevue, Nebraska was taken to Grandview Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Charges are still pending and the crash remains under investigation.
UPDATE @6:30 PM:
All lanes of I-70 are now open.
INITIAL REPORT
A semi truck has rolled over causing the state patrol to close down the eastbound lanes of I-70 west of the Ohio 726 overpass in Preble County.
I-70 west reopened around 2:15 p.m.
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The tanker truck is on its side and was leaking a flammable liquid, which HAZMAT crews were able to stop.
It’s not known how much longer the eastbound lanes of the highway will be shut down.
I-70 west traffic can exit the highway at U.S. 127 and go north to take U.S. 40 west to re-enter the highway near the Ohio-Indiana line. I-70 east drivers can exit the highway at the U.S. 40 exit near the state line and take U.S. 40 east to U.S. 127 south to I-70 to re-enter the eastbound lanes of the highway.
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