Overturned tanker of sulfuric acid didn’t leak
by Multiple Authors on Jun. 23, 2007, under Local, Special
An overturned tanker on the westbound frontage road between Tangerine and Marana Road. The tanker is carrying sulfuric acid but is not leaking. The driver escaped with no injuries. The road will be closed until about 2 p.m.
A tanker truck carrying sulfuric acid overturned on the Interstate 10 frontage road in Marana on Friday causing the closure of the road for part of the morning and most of the afternoon, Marana and state officials said.
The tanker did not leak. The acid had to be pumped from the tanker to another truck before the wreck could be removed, Marana police Detective Bill Lorefice said.
The truck was the only vehicle involved and the driver, its sole occupant, was not injured, Lorefice said.
The truck overturned shortly before 10 a.m. about 1.5 miles west of West Moore Road. Lorefice said investigators have not determined what caused the truck to tip on the straight stretch of road.
The truck was traveling from Hayden to Red Rock, Lorefice said. The driver’s name hasn’t been released and no citations have been issued.
By David L. Teibel, Ryn Gargulinski
