Fredonia beet juice bi-product spill from open dump trailer
FREDONIA, Wis. - The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a massive spill of beet juice bi-product in the Town of Fredonia early on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Deputies responded to the intersection of County Highway H and County Highway I around 6:20 a.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found a large quantity of beet juice bi-product had spilled from an open dump trailer onto the roadway.
Deputies located a semi-tractor and dump trailer that was transporting beet bi-product from Lakeside Foods in Belgium to a farm in the Town of Saukville. The semi was traveling westbound County Highway H and attempting to turn south on County Highway I. While negotiating the turn, the beet bi-product spilled from the trailer. The product was being transported in an open dump trailer with no cover.
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The intersection was shut down for approximately 1 ½ hours while the debris was cleared off of the roadway.
The semi-tractor hauling the beet bi-product was driven by a 53-year-old Random Lake man. Additional investigation and enforcement action is pending.
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The Ozaukee County Highway Department, Fredonia Fire Department and Waubeka Fire Department assisted with the incident.