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Truck Driver Crashes, Spills 44k Gallons of Liquid

By AP

Eddyville, KY – A Dallas, Texas tractor trailer driver crashed his rig through an I-24 guardrail near Eddyville, spilling 44,000 gallons of food-grade lactose onto the road causing it to close. Kentucky State Police say 59-year-old Donald Kellog left the interstate Sunday morning, went through a guardrail and down an embankment before stopping on Port Authority Road. Food-grade lactose is a sugar commonly found in milk. Kellog told troopers he wasn't feeling well and may have passed out while driving the truck. Troopers say Kellog was taken to Caldwell County Hospital for a minor head injury and evaluation.