Westbound Route 14 reopens closed following semi rollover

A rollover crash involving a semitruck Monday morning resulted in a minor fuel leak and no injuries but led to Route 14′s closure for several hours, police and fire officials said.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was dispatched at 9:38 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Route 14 and South Eastwood Drive, which is Route 47, where firefighters found a semitruck on its side in the northwest corner of the intersection, according to a news release.

The male driver had escaped the truck prior to their evaluation and was evaluated by paramedics, according to the release. He declined transportation to the hospital or any further medical treatment.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, Deputy Police Chief Ray Lanz said.

A preliminary investigation indicates that the load that being hauled in the trailer shifted as the semitruck and trailer was turning westbound onto Route 14 from Route 47, causing them to roll over onto the passenger side, Lanz said.

A minor fuel leak was quickly mitigated by firefighters, according to the release. The truck was hauling metal coils and no hazardous conditions were present.

Due to the weight of the trailer’s contents, these items had to be removed before the vehicle could be lifted back onto its wheels, Lanz said. That caused the majority of time that portions of the intersection and roadways remained closed.

The roadway was fully opened again by about 2 p.m. 

No citations have been issued at this time, Lanz said.