Gasoline Tanker Roll-Over In Cherry
February 9, 2009 — Fire and EMS personnel from Cherry Township, Clinton Township and Hibbing and Virginia were kept busy at the scene of tanker truck-car crash in Cherry. The incident was reported around 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of State Highway 37 and the Tamminen Road. The driver of the car, 46 year old David Begich of Eveleth, was critically injured, while the driver of the truck, 61 year old Christopher Carle of Virginia was not injured. About 80 gallons of gasoline and 60 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled when the tanker flipped on its side. The incident forced the highway to be shut down for almost 7 hours as the tanker was unloaded. The accident is under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol.
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