TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP LATE THURSDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 20 EASTBOUND NEAR THE SOUTHERN HILLS MALL EXIT.
SIOUX CITY POLICE SAY AN AIR HOSE FAILED ON A TRUCK HAULING A LARGE LOAD OF ROCKS, CAUSING THE LOAD TO SPILL FROM THE TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY.
THE ROCKS CREATED A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND THERE WERE SO MANY OF THEM ON THE HIGHWAY, A SKID LOADER HAD TO BE BROUGHT IN TO REMOVE THEM.
NO OTHER TRAFFIC MISHAPS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE SPILL.
THE TRUCK DRIVER RECEIVED A TRAFFIC CITATION FOR SPILLING HIS LOAD.
