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'Pig Rig' Accident Stalls Traffic On 60 Freeway

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Feb 3, 2008 10:50 pm US/Pacific

'Pig Rig' Accident Stalls Traffic On 60 Freeway

INDUSTRY, Calif. A stretch of the 60 Freeway was reopened Monday after a big rig hauling live pigs overturned, killing some of the animals.

The accident occurred on the connector from the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway to the westbound 60 Freeway at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Officer Jose Nunez of the California Highway Patrol said.

Claud Emmett Martin, 58, of Show Low Ariz., was driving south on the transition road when he changed lanes and steered to the left, according to the CHP.

The pigs also shifted and their combined weight caused the big rig to overturn, ejecting about 30 pigs onto the 60 Freeway, where they began to walk around, the CHP reported.

The connector road and three right lanes of the westbound 60 Freeway were closed while CHP officers rounded up the pigs, which were placed into horse trailers provided by county animal control authorities.

Crews flipped the truck over and all lanes were reopened by 12 a.m. Monday morning.

Martin, who was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, suffered minor injuries to his left leg and a cut on his left index finger, according to the CHP.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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