Crime & Safety
Beer Truck Wipeout Clogs Gowanus Expressway
A beer truck overturned on the Gowanus Expressway Monday morning, sending Buds flying and backing up traffic.
GOWANUS, BROOKLYN — A beer truck overturned on the Gowanus Expressway Monday morning, backing up eastbound traffic for miles while cans of Budwiser filled the roadway's lanes.
Tractor-Trailer Carrying Beer Overturns On The BQE, Snarling Morning Commute https://t.co/u8e99nhHZq
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) August 8, 2016
The accident happened at about 4:50 a.m., according to the NYPD. The accident sent one person to Methodist Hospital, an FDNY spokesman said.
DNAinfo reported that Budweiser cans were sent falling to the streets below the expressway, leading some New Yorkers (not those caught in the resulting traffic jam, presumably) to respond with typical sarcasm:
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Sad. Those poor little cans, so full of promise. “@Budweiser Truck Flips Over on BQE” via @DNAinfoNY https://t.co/IQMHy6D2KA
— Jody Fisher (@jodyfisher) August 8, 2016
Early morning helicopters because of a beer truck overturning on the BQE, creating a toxic Budweiser event.
— (((Matthew Wills))) (@backyardbeyond) August 8, 2016
That Budweiser truck on the BQE overturned right across the street from Other Half. It couldn't take the gravitational pull of better beer.
— David G. (@daveg924) August 8, 2016
Pictured at top: under the Gowanus Expressway near the reported scene of the accident. Image courtesy of Google Maps
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