64-year-old tanker truck driver sustains minor injuries, spills 12,000 gallons of milk after colliding with SUV on M-81 near Caro, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Thu, 07/14/2022 - 3:39pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, May 15, 2022

Spilt milk: Tanker-truck overturns on Caro’s M-81

Despite spilling all 12,000 gallons of Rathmourne Dairy’s product, the truck driver only sustained minor injuries, while the SUV’s driver, a 59-year-old woman from Caro, was uninjured.

Area Highway Awash In Milk

The truck driver left the roadway on the right attempting to avoid a vehicle in front of him making a left hand turn. The tanker clipped the passenger vehicle, left the roadway on the right, re-entered the road and overturned spilling all 12,000 gallons of milk.

Roadway: 
M-81
City: 
Caro, MI