Samuel Merrin investigates: the Oreo Cookies that Ruined Illinois

MORRIS, Ill. — Got milk?
Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.

Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.

"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.

The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.

Mahoney says no charges have been filed but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies.

Samuel Merrin Commentary:
that's my favorite line, the last one. That's why I bolded and enlarged it. This is a fascinating story, full of intrigue and imagery. The raw footage is stunning and dramatic. This cookie disaster is one for the record books. It should not go unsaid that this Illinois highway was double-stuft with terror on this day.