"Pope" was on the tanker.
http://http://www.wsoctv.com/video/17599345/index.html
Nice move on the choice to run up to Troutman btw, you dodged a bullet
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another vid here also:
http://http://www.wsoctv.com/news/17596316/detail.html
CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. -- Wednesday was a day thousands of Interstate drivers won't forget for some time.
A tanker truck hauling 9,000 gallons of gasoline overturned in the median on Interstate 77 northbound in Chester County.
The wreck happened around 5:15 a.m. at about mile marker 69. South Carolina state troopers said 47-year-old John Cooper Jr. fell asleep at the wheel of the tanker, swerved off the right side of the road, and then veered into the median, rolling the loaded tanker.
Fortunately, Cooper wasn't hurt and neither was anyone else.
Troopers shut I-77 down both ways for nearly nine hours. Traffic was diverted at exit 65 heading north toward Charlotte and at exit 73 heading south. Emergency officials were most concerned about a possible fuel spill and danger it could pose to drivers.
Troopers said drivers were complaining about how long it was taking to reopen the road.
"We got quite a few calls about the time it was taking," said Trooper Jeff Gaskin.
It turned out that very little fuel leaked from the overturned tanker, which was on it's way from Charleston to Matthews.
However, it took much of the day for crews to inspect the crash site, and bring in another tanker to offload the fuel without spilling any more of it.
Cooper is charged with driving too fast for conditions, which includes the act of falling asleep at the wheel.
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thankfully last night went smooth :TR10driving03:
