Egg-spensive Mistake: Overturned Egg truck on California Highway Creates Messy Scene

TRUCKEE, CA — Drivers near Donner Gate got an unexpected breakfast surprise early Wednesday morning when a big rig hauling eggs overturned into the center median on eastbound Interstate 80, the California Highway Patrol reported.

According to CHP – Truckee, the crash occurred around 4:50 a.m. on May 1, 2025. The semi spilled its entire load, leaving cracked eggs scattered across the roadway and median in what officers humorously called “the most expensive mess we’ve seen all year.”

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