A ‘truck load’ of pasta sauce is the reason for two interstate crashes

This week, interstates across the county have gotten themselves in a “sticky situation.” Within one day, two Italian sauces were the reason for two different traffic backups.

On Monday, a truck carrying around 150,000 tomatoes collided with other cars on Interstate 80 in California. The tomatoes fell out of the truck, covering the road for about 200 feet.

Cars were stuck in the sauce, causing several collisions. Three people were injured, and one was transported to the hospital with a broken leg, according to Bon Appétit.

One officer at the scene told the New York Times, “Those tomatoes stick, man, Once they hit the asphalt, it’s like walking on ice.”

It took around 10 hours to get the sauce cleaned up. California Highway Patrol had to use a powder substance to absorb the tomatoes.

On Tuesday, a similar situation occurred near Memphis, Tennessee around 5 p.m. On Interstate 55, a truck crashed into a median, sending thousands of jars of alfredo sauce across the road.

The truck driver had minor injuries, and no one else was hurt. It took several hours for the crew to clean up the fragrant alfredo, which was excavated into a dumpster.