Kicker: The wurst traffic

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NICK EICHER, HOST: In South Central Pennsylvania, the Friday morning commute was no picnic … though you could be forgiven for thinking it was—given the cause of the traffic jam.

SOUND: Truckload of hot dogs.

Truckload of hot dogs, that’s right. On Interstate-83, a tractor-trailer blew a tire and tipped over and emptied a thousand pounds of frozen franks North and South.

AUDIO: Look at ’em all! If you want a pack of hot dogs, guys—come to South 83, got a bunch of ’em just for free!

State troopers had to shut the road for several hours...

SOUND: Workers shoveling up hot dogs

...and PennDOT workers used snow shovels to contend with the franken-spill.

The local fire chief was on-scene. He told a reporter, “I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery.”

Now, that would seem to go without saying , slippery does seem to be a key feature of the uncooked hot dog. And they don’t stand a chance in highway traffic.

AUDIO: We’re just destroying all this pork product. They’re everywhere. That is insane.

The carnage was clear by dinnertime, but may have spoiled some appetites.

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