Overview
- At about 5:30 a.m., a westbound tractor trailer carrying a wind turbine blade struck a guardrail on I-70 near Hagerstown, causing the blade to detach.
- The detached blade crossed the median and was clipped by an eastbound truck before highway crews cut away damaged guardrails and secured the scene.
- Troopers from the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack and commercial vehicle enforcement officers worked with State Highway Administration crews to remove the blade and clear debris.
- All lanes of I-70 were reopened around 8:15 a.m. after tow teams hauled the blade-trailer unit from the roadway.
- One response crew member was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and state police continue probing what led to the initial guardrail impact.