Human Waste Leaking From Truck Causes Crashes on Connecticut Highway

One of two state police cruisers damaged when human waste, leaking from a tractor trailer, turned at Interstate 95 in Bridgeport, Conn., in an image released on July 18, 2023, into a virtual skating rink, causing multiple crashes on July 17, 2023. Connecticut State Police via AP

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer on a Connecticut highway caused crashes including one involving two state police cruisers as vehicles spun out of control, authorities said.

No major injuries were reported in Monday night’s mayhem on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Troopers arrested the truck driver on several charges, alleging he knew there was a leak but kept driving.