Dimes spill out of a semitractor-trailer that crashed and overturned off Interstate 15 near Glendale, Nev., May 8, 2018 | Photo courtesy of the Nevada Highway Patrol, St. George News
GLENDALE, Nev. — A semi hauling about $800,000 worth of dimes crashed on I-15 near Glendale Tuesday and scattered portions of its load into the desert.
St. George News reports the semi was traveling southbound on I-15 near Glendale when the driver lost control and struck a guard rail, causing the vehicle to leave the road and overturn.
The truck, contracted by the US Treasury Department, was hauling an estimated 8 million dimes.
Two people were taken to hospitals for injuries not considered life-threatening.
