Custer County residents got an unexpected harvest after a semi-truck hauling sweet corn rolled over on Highway 69.
According to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 2 a.m. near mile marker 69 just north of Reed Road on August 28. Thankfully, the driver wasn’t injured. Crews worked through the morning alternating traffic in one lane until the truck could be recovered.
The semi’s cargo? An entire load of ears of sweet corn. Instead of letting it go to waste, local officials arranged for the corn to be distributed to the community.
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Corn given away after truck crash
Photos of the crash shared on Facebook show the truck on its side with tons of corn spilled onto the road, still perfectly good to eat, especially considering the start of football season and backyard barbeques still in full swing.
Firefighter volunteers and the county posse handed it out at the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District station in Westcliffe, with residents lining up to grab some free produce.
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Custer County Sheriff’s OfficeThat’s a lot of corn.
Authorities reminded drivers picking up corn not to block fire truck bays so emergency crews could still respond if needed.
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This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a wild crash result in food spill all over a road, but in this case, citizens get to actually enjoy some of it.
In July, a highway in Pennsylvania turned into a dairy disaster after a multi-truck crash spilled hundreds of boxes of shredded mozzarella cheese. Unfortunately, the cheese was destined for a landfill as the load was deemed unsalvageable due to being unrefrigerated for hours.
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A month later, also in Pennsylvania, over a thousand pounds of frozen hot dogs were ruined after a large truck was involved in a massive road accident.