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Girl Scout Cookies Become Crumbs

Last updated on Friday, February 10, 2006
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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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