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Posted: Monday, 19 May 2008 7:40AM

Cookie Spill Blocks Highway

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MORRIS, Ill. (AP) - Got milk?

Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos overturned Monday morning, spilling plastic sleeves of cookies into the median and roadway.

Illinois State Police Sergeant Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on I-80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.

Mahoney says the force of the crash ripped open boxes of the cookies, but their plastic wrappers kept them from covering the ground.

The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.

Mahoney says no charges have been filed.

There were no injuries and the roadway has since been re-opened .

05/19/2008 6:49AM

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05/19/2008 12:16PM

Bedtime Snack

I guess Oreos aren't such a good bedtime snack after all...

05/20/2008 9:14AM

police back up

hey guys i need some back up oreos down . and get some milk

05/20/2008 10:21AM

oreospill

hi its a sweet spill and thats a good ting we need a little bit of sugar in our day hoo ray lest do it a gain year oieo spill

05/20/2008 11:09AM

Tragedy

As a person who has vowed not to eat Oreos for a year to fit into 3 bridesmaid dresses...this makes me so sad!!!

05/20/2008 11:31AM

Oreo

Dispatcher, please send a (black @ white to the scene of the accident.

05/20/2008 4:36PM

Sugar Crash

This gives new meaning to a sugar crash!

05/20/2008 5:37PM

Snack time

Now if the Oreo truck had hit a milk truck .....

05/20/2008 7:34PM

wth

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