Okay, admit it. You’ve always dreamed of the day a beer truck crashes, releasing its contents on a parched public. It makes the whole “100 Bottle of Beer on the Wall” song seem like kid’s stuff. “If one fell, I’ll do well, 99 bottles of beer on the wall.” Even better if it has more than just the ubiquitous Bud Light.
That’s what happened at 6:00 am yesterday. Three thousand gallons of beer on their way to Santa Cruz were released on Highway 17, when a semi-trailer tipped over. Then the reality set in. Southbound traffic was delayed for four hours, and commuters heading to the city were forced to find alternative routes. Some stood by to ogle the scene—a road littered with pallets of beer, that were hardly there for the taking. To paraphrase the immortal beer bard, “Beer, beer everywhere, yet nary a drop to drink.”
Police are now investigating the cause of the accident. According to the driver, he intentionally crashed his semi because the breaks on his vehicle were giving out. No one was hurt in the incident, except a lot of ruptured dreams of free beer for all.
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