Fuel tanker crash blocks highway

March 24, 2009 in City

Series of accidents reported on icy roads

Mike Prager Staff writer

State worker Randy Kriebel spreads absorbent material to clean up a mess left by the tanker crash south of Spangle on U.S. Highway 195 Monday.
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A busy south Spokane County highway was blocked for most of Monday after a tanker truck carrying fuel burst into flames in an early-morning collision.

A southbound pickup driven by Cesar Carrillo, 24, of Spokane, tried to pass the tanker truck and lost control on U.S. Highway 195 at milepost 75, about 20 miles south of Spokane. The highway was closed until about 6:15 p.m.

The tanker, a 1996 Kenworth rig and truck driven by Michael L. Green, 50, of Spokane Valley, struck a concrete barrier and guardrail after Carrillo’s pickup slammed into its left side.

A 7,500-gallon fuel trailer …

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One comment on this story so far. Add yours!

Janis Gilbert on March 24 at 3:16 p.m.
I wanted to correct a couple of facts in this story.

First the entire capacity of the truck and trailer was 11,000 gallons.

The truck contained 6,500 gallons and it completely burned.

It was not diesel fuel. It was unleaded gasoline.
Thank you!

Jani Gilbert
Washington Department of Ecology in Spokane.

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March 24, 2009 in City