Trucker cited for driving whereas purple dye leaked from his trailer in Oregon
A trucker obtained three citations over the weekend in reference to a liquid purple dye leaking from his trailer as he drove alongside highways in Oregon.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Dep[artment in a information launch mentioned the leaking load “splattered red-colored dye on a number of freeways and presumably different autos over a number of miles.”
In accordance with the sheriff’s division, on Saturday, Dec. 17, round 7:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a leaking tractor-trailer in Troutdale, which is positioned about 16 miles east of Portland. When deputies neared the placement, they noticed the highway lined in a purple substance.
The deputies contacted the truck driver, who they recognized as 40-year-old Junior Jean. He mentioned the load was a liquid used to dye mulch. Deputies realized he drove north on Interstate 205 from SE Sunnyside Highway, then took Interstate 84 east, exiting at NE Marine Drive in Troutdale.
Jean advised deputies he stopped to examine the leaking load after one other driver flagged him down. Regardless of the leak, Jean acknowledged the corporate mentioned to proceed driving to the ultimate vacation spot. Jean traveled a number of extra miles to Troutdale, whereas the liquid dye was spilling out of the trailer.
The Oregon Division of Transportation responded, as did the Oregon State Police, who confirmed the spill in Clackamas County and stretched for miles on I-205 and I-84.
Deputies issued Jean a number of citations, together with working with a sifting or leaking load, legal mischief within the third diploma, and reckless driving.
