Leader Staff
Leader Photo by Scott Williams The pavement was covered with milk Wednesday after a truck carrying about 4,000 gallons of milk tipped over at the corner of Green Bay Street and Airport Road in Shawano.
A truck carrying about 4,000 gallons of milk rolled over Wednesday while the driver was attempting a left turn from Green Bay Street onto Airport Road in Shawano.
The rig landed on its side — milk gurgling out onto the pavement — outside the Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at 1398 E. Green Bay St.
The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. and snarled traffic while emergency crews worked to clean up the mess.
Truck driver David Dal Santo was bleeding from the head, but he appeared to have escaped serious injury. Dal Santo, 55, of Lena, said he was making the left turn and had no idea why he lost control of the truck.
“I felt like I was on ice,” he said. “And then over I went.”
Dal Santo said he had just picked up some product in Oconto Falls and was headed to Wausau.