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Overturned truck loses 7,700 pounds of frozen pies on Illinois highway

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June 6 (UPI) -- Illinois State Police said there were hours of delays Monday morning after an overturned semi trailer spilled 7,700 pounds of frozen pies onto a stretch of highway.

The ISP said the truck was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 about 2:45 a.m. Monday when the vehicle entered the center median and rolled over onto the driver's side near Shepley Road, in the Joliet area.

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No injuries were reported from the crash, but 7,700 pounds of frozen pies fell from the vehicle's trailer, state police said.

Both westbound lanes of I-80 were closed until about 7:45 a.m., causing several hours of delays.

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