Delaware County, PA :Sleeping Truck Driver Causes Crash, Fuel Spill on I-95 on Sunday, July 5th 2015

A truck driver will face charges after police say he fell asleep at the wheel causing a crash that spilled fuel and injured three people on I-95 in Delaware County Sunday morning. Leroy Devauly, 57, of Pomeroy, Pennsylvania was driving a tractor trailer on I-95 northbound at the off-ramp to I-476 in Ridley Township at 9:51 a.m. when he allegedly fell asleep and struck the attenuator at the off-ramp. Diesel fuel from the truck's gas tank leaked several gallons of diesel fuel on the road.Two other cars were also involved in the crash. The drivers of both cars as well as a passenger of one of the cars all suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Officials say charges will be filed against Devauly.I-95 northbound was shut down from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. while the damaged vehicles were towed and the road was cleaned. One northbound lane was later reopened.


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Sleeping Truck Driver Causes Crash, Fuel Spill on I-95: Police