A semitrailer carrying about 6,800 gallons of hot asphalt rolled over and crashed on Everson Goshen Road early Thursday, spilling about two-thirds of its load and closing the busy highway in both directions near Everson Elementary School, authorities said.
Impact of the crash tore the truck’s cab apart, shearing its roof as it came to rest on the driver’s side door. The driver, Kellen Botten, 27, was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph hospital for treatment of minor injuries suffered in the 4:44 a.m. crash, said Everson Police Chief Dan McPhee.