A big rig driver is in trouble after the hazardous chemical he was hauling spilled on shoulder of I-10.
The truck carrying hydrochloric acid lost part of its load near the I-10 and I-45 interchange near downtown.
Houston Police tell KHOU 11 News the truck driver shouldn’t have had the hazardous chemical inside of the 610 Loop. That driver told HPD’s commercial vehicle enforcement officers a car cut him off and caused him to slam on brakes.
Police say they found several violations, including the improperly secured load, an issue with the truck’s tires and problem with the driver’s paperwork.
Houston Fire Department’s hazmat team was call to help clean up the spill. Firefighters estimated only about 10 to 15 gallons of the acid leaked out of the two over turned containers.
Police plan on sending their inspection of the truck and details of the spill to TXDot’s enforcement office in Austin.
