Troopers: Overturned tractor-trailer spills sausage and sauce on Florida’s Turnpike

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled food it was carrying along Florida’s Turnpike on Friday evening. 

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Troopers said the crash happened around 6:20 p.m. in Sumter County. 

FHP said a tractor-trailer transporting sausage and sauce was traveling southbound on Florida’s Turnpike near the 307 milepost, south of the junction with Interstate 75. 

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Troopers said the tractor-trailer suffered a tire failure, causing the driver, a 47-year-old Minnesota man,  to lose control.  

The tractor-trailer traveled to the shoulder, hit a guardrail, and overturned,  FHP said. 

Troopers said the overturned car, transporting food items, spilled upon the roadway. 

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FHP said the driver managed to escape the incident without injury. 

All lanes had been reopened by 3 a.m. Saturday,  FHP said. 

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