Ohio Turnpike acid spill forces evacuations

STREETSBORO, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a truck spilled diluted hydrochloric acid along the Ohio Turnpike, leading to some evacuations southeast of Cleveland.

Sgt. John Miller with the patrol says it appears the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel before the westbound truck went off the turnpike late Tuesday night and crashed.

Both sides of the turnpike were closed for a time near the Interstate 480 interchange in Streetsboro as crews dealt with cleaning up 39,000 gallons of the acid.

Miller says firefighters temporarily evacuated 20 homes in the area.

The truck’s driver was taken to a hospital and was expected to be OK. The accident remains under investigation.