A tractor trailer transporting hot dogs spun out of control Tuesday morning over Hinkson Creek and crashed through a guard rail, exploding and killing a passenger.
Police officials said passenger Georgia Miller, 31, of Mobile, Ala., was killed in the 7 a.m. accident. The driver, 34-year old Worthy Jackson, was able to escape through the passenger compartment and was transported to University Hospital where she’s now in stable condition.
- Driver Worthy Jackson was injured and passenger Georgia Miller was killed when the tractor trailer they were traveling in crashed through a guard rail and exploded.
- The truck’s diesel tanks leaked into the area surrounding the creek, contaminating more than 50 tons of soil.