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Semi carrying bacon overturns on I-74

By Beau Ebenezer
August 29, 2012 Updated Aug 29, 2012 at 10:19 PM CDT

PEORIA Ill -- A Wenger trucking semi heading eastbound on I-74 drifted off the roadway and overturned in the center median at milepost 109.

The truck was carrying 40,000 pounds of bacon which was discarded.

No one was injured and officials say the driver refused any medical attention.

The cause of the accident is still unknown.

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