(UPDATED 7:58 a.m. )
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — The ramp from I-155 to I-74 westbound near Morton was blocked Monday morning with the clean up of an overturned semi.
The accident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday.
Illinois State Police said the semi left the road, went down a hillside and rolled onto its side.
The truck, which contained about 40,000 pounds of processed chicken was compromised during the crash, resulting in the chicken being spilled onto nearby farm land.
The semi driver, Wesley Person, 55, of New Castle, Delaware, faced numerous citations for the accident. He was not injured.
Person was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and operating a commercial motor vehicle while fatigued.
