CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Calpella man escaped injury on Sunday when the semi truck he was driving overturned on Highway 20, spilling lumber and diesel fuel into Clear Lake.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the wreck occurred at approximately 1:18 p.m. Sunday on Highway 20, east of Hillside Lane, near Clearlake Oaks.
Robert Edwards, 73, was driving his 2007 Kenworth truck, towing a flatbed trailer loaded with approximately 47,000 pounds of redwood boards, according to the CHP.
Edwards was traveling eastbound at approximately 35 miles per hour when the truck veered onto the south shoulder of Highway 20, the CHP said.
The truck overturned and landed on the roof, causing its load and approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the shoulder and into Clear Lake, according to the CHP.
The CHP said no injuries were reported from this incident, and neither drugs nor alcohol were determined to be a factor in this crash.
In addition to the CHP, Caltrans, Lake County Health Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to the wreck.
The trucking company contracted a cleanup company to remove the debris, the CHP said.
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Truck rollover leads to lumber and diesel spill in Clear Lake
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