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Saturday, August 2, 2025
On Friday morning, thousands of hot dogs spilled on I-83 in York County, Pennsylvania following a crash involving a tractor trailer and another vehicle. Several people were injured in the incident and were treated at York Hospital, though authorities later said that these were not life threatening.
The tractor trailer split open after a mechanical issue resulted in the truck brushing against a concrete divider. According to the owner of a business located near the crash site: “We heard a loud bang, and then we heard about three more loud bangs. We knew it was a tire first, blowout here on 83. But then after that, we knew there was some other type of accident because it went on for a minute or two.”
Traffic was stopped in both directions. In total, over one thousand pounds of hotdogs were lost in the incident. The hot dogs were smashed. Brad Dauberman, who serves as Shrewsbury fire company chief described the cleanup process: “Once those [dogs] leave the truck and hit the road, that’s all garbage, and it’s still pretty warm. […] I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery. I did not know that.”
It was said that Pennsylvania State Police was investigating the incident.
