by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer –
At around 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, a call to the Clear Lake Fire Department reported a semi-tractor trailor was on its side at the 197 mile marker on Interstate 35. The driver was out of the truck but injured. It was carring hazardous materials
At the scene it was reported, “It is hot asphalt, but doesn’t seem too hazardous, the DNR was called.”
The driver was wearing his seatbelt and was taken to Mercy Medical Hospital by the Mason City Ambulance.
When the tractor lost control it hit a pillar of the overpass bridge causing major damage to the semi.
Along with the Clear Lake Fire Department, the Iowa State Patrol officers were there to assist.
