Chicken-parts spill shuts down Highway 40

Maybe it’s a metaphor for our oversized appetites, but food can’t stay in the trucks traveling on Missouri’s highways. In January, it was 50 pigs running around on Interstate 435. The following month, more than 40,000 pounds of bagged mayonnaise shut down Interstate 44.

And now, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix reports that several hundred pounds of chicken parts were spilled onto eastbound lanes of Highway 40 Tuesday night, and the resulting cleanup blocked traffic for hours.