Wreck Flattens Oreos; No Trace of Girl Scouts

10 tons carpet Illinois freeway in early-morning crash

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2008 4:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – An Illinois freeway got an unscheduled repaving this morning when a truck crash dumped 20,000 pounds of Oreos onto I-80, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police are still investigating what caused the big rig to hit a median, so no word on whether the driver (who was unhurt) had eaten more than his share of the treats—or if he'd been ambushed by Girl Scouts.

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This handout photo provided by Kraft Foods shows both young and old receiving new Oreo Cakesters snack cakes, Monday, July 2nd, 2007 at Washington's Union Station. (AP Photo/Kraft Food, John Harrington)

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