Truck accident on a highway in California spills boxes loaded with raisins
@Deepizzaguy (104160)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
August 20, 2024 3:07pm CST
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) was called into service on Wednesday afternoon to pick up boxes that were filled raisins that closed six lanes of an eight lane freeway when a truck hit the center divider on the northbound lanes of the 2 Highway near the La Canada Flintridge area.
The accident sheared the truck trailer open which caused the boxes or raisins to spill on both sides of the highway which affected rush hour traffic so that a cleanup crew were able to clear six of the right lanes in a period of seven and a half hours.
I am sure that prices of raisins in the supermarkets will go through the roof due to the lack of raisins that were lost in the accident.
Link is upi.com/7661723733556 via @upi
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@FourWalls (69010)
• United States
21 Aug
All I can see is that Claymation “California Raisins” commercial from the 80s.
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@RasmaSandra (80748)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Aug
What a waste of a lot of raisins, Wish someone knew of animals who enjoy raisins and they could be gathered and dumped in an area where there are animals,
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
That is a good idea to give away the raisins to starving animals.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
I am in agreement with you.
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@2ndchances24 (9290)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
20 Aug
Well you took the words right out of my mouth about the price of raisins going up
it's a good thing no 1 was hurt, but almost 8 hrs to clean it up in rush hr traffic 
I bet that was a mess & slippery & hard to get all that off the road to drive on.
I bet that was a mess & slippery & hard to get all that off the road to drive on.3 people like this
@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
Most likely the cause of the truck accident.
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@RebeccasFarm (90473)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 Aug
Well nothing like California raisins then.
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@Metsrock69 (3582)
• United States
21 Aug
I guess the price of raisin bran is going up
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@innertalks (22088)
• Australia
21 Aug
A nasty accident raisin havoc, so to speak. It is always a great shame when foods are wasted like this, by such an accident.
@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
Loss of food due to an accident is terrible.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
Supply and demand rules indeed.
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@LindaOHio (181748)
• United States
21 Aug
I hope the driver is OK. That must have been quite a backup on the freeway.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
I think that the driver of the truck is okay even though the driver is upset that he or she lost the raisins that were on the truck spilling on a highway.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug
I hope that the driver is okay and that the problem with the truck is solved.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
20 Aug
I guess it depends on how many undamaged boxes got picked up
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Aug
Raisins? I bet the price will go up on them in that area. I hope the driver is alright.
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Aug
@Deepizzaguy .......Yes, I do as well.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Aug
I hope that the driver who was involved in the auto accident is okay as well.
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