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Wild Wind Turbine Mishap Snarls Interstate Traffic in Both Directions

Traffic on Interstate 70 near Hagerstown, Maryland, was disrupted for a few hours during the Monday morning commute after a wind turbine blade blocked several lanes.

The crash occurred around 5:00 a.m. near Exit 26 at Interstate 81, according to WTTG-TV.

The blade landed across one westbound lane and also blocked two eastbound lanes, according to WRC-TV.

A tractor-trailer carrying the turbine blade struck a guardrail, a representative of the Maryland Department of Transportation said, according to WTOP-TV.

Maryland State Police said the blade then became loose from the vehicle and flopped across the center median into the eastbound lanes.

A worker who was trying to remove a guardrail suffered a hand injury and was taken to Meritus Medical Center for treatment, a Washington County 911 supervisor said, according to the Herald-Mail.

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State highway representative M. Daniel Allman offered a slightly different version of events.

He said the blade struck a guardrail, sending it into the eastbound lanes and therefore opposing traffic.

The blade was then struck by an eastbound tractor-trailer, Allman said.

State Police Sgt. David Ward said that the turbine was being transported without any flatbed and was simply laid across the rear axle of the truck hauling it.

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He said the rear axle and the turbine blade went into the eastbound lanes.

According to WUSA-TV, traffic began to flow normally at about 8:15 a.m.

According to DC News Now, the turbine was taken by crews to a place along I-70 with a wide shoulder and was left there.

The blade remained there as of Monday afternoon.

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