<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2azMyU_0vjUReKG00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2azMyU_0vjUReKG00" width="612" height="448" ><figcaption>police car with blue light at night, visual warning signal on a vehicle</figcaption></figure>Logansport, IN – A rollover crash involving a semi-truck shut down US 24 for five hours Tuesday after a tanker leaked manure, prompting a hazmat response. The crash occurred around 2:38 p.m. near County Road 800 West.Ricardo Melgarejo-Rivas, 24, of Wolcott, Indiana, was driving a 2021 Freightliner semi-truck carrying a tanker filled with liquid manure. For unknown reasons, he lost control, causing the truck to roll off the road. The tanker split, spilling its contents into a ditch and requiring a hazmat crew to handle the cleanup.Deputy Chris Jones from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation. According to Sheriff Ed Schroder, Melgarejo-Rivas refused medical treatment and alcohol is not believed to be a factor.The highway was closed for five and a half hours while crews worked to remove the hazardous material. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities ask anyone with information to contact the sheriff’s office.</div></body>

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Logansport, IN – A rollover crash involving a semi-truck shut down US 24 for five hours Tuesday after a tanker leaked manure, prompting a hazmat response. The crash occurred around 2:38 p.m. near County Road 800 West. Ricardo Melgarejo-Rivas, 24, of Wolcott, Indiana, was driving a 2021 Freightliner semi-truck...