(Estherville)– A rollover involving a rendering truck loaded with dead pigs made for quite a mess Monday evening on an Emmet county road near Ingham Lake.
The Iowa State Patrol says 30-year-old Todd McQuown of Estherville was driving a 2007 Sterling truck and trailer owned by TNT Rendering northbound when he swerved to miss a deer. McQuown then lost control of the truck which rolled onto its side, coming to rest on the shoulder of the road. Its load of dead pigs was spilled into the ditch.
No injuries were reported to McQuown, was cited for failure to maintain control.
Four thousand dollars in damage was estimated to the truck.
The crash took place around 6:30 p.m.
The Iowa State Patrol was assisted on the scene by the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, Wallingford Fire and Rescue and Randy’s Towing of Estherville.
