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Girl Scout Cookies Become Crumbs

Last updated on Friday, February 10, 2006

CAREFREE, IND—An accident in Southern Indiana sent 40,000 lbs. of Girl Scout cookies crumbing in the road.

The Freightliner semi was traveling on I-64 new the Crawford/Harrison County line when the vehicle went off the right side of the roadway.

The semi driver, 57-year-old Harry Lee McVay, of Utah, overcorrected and the load s hifted making the vehicle overturn and spilling the cookies.

McVay was not injured in the accident, he was wearing his seatbelt.

Damage to the semi was considered a total loss. Traffic was restricted to one lane while highway crews attempted to clean up the crushed cookies.

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