{"id":2454057,"date":"2025-06-30T21:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T01:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-wind-turbine-mishap-snarls-interstate-traffic-in-both-directions\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T21:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T01:53:22","slug":"wild-wind-turbine-mishap-snarls-interstate-traffic-in-both-directions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-wind-turbine-mishap-snarls-interstate-traffic-in-both-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Wind Turbine Mishap Snarls Interstate Traffic in Both Directions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwild-wind-turbine-mishap-snarls-interstate-traffic-in-both-directions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Traffic on Interstate 70 near Hagerstown, Maryland, experienced meaningful disruptions during the Monday morning commute due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dumb-bastard-green-energy-worker-blames-bidens-policies-for-his-factory-shutting-down\/\" title=\"\u2018Dumb Bastard\u2019: Green Energy Worker Blames Biden\u2019s Policies For His Factory Shutting Down\">wind turbine blade<\/a> that fell adn blocked multiple lanes. The incident occured around 5:00 a.m. near Exit 26 of Interstate 81, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-image-of-a-greg-abbott-campaign-advertisement-on-the-back-of-a-tractor-trailer-carrying-bodies-is-not-real\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Image Of A Greg Abbott Campaign Advertisement On The Back Of A Tractor-Trailer Carrying Bodies Is Not Real\">tractor-trailer carrying<\/a> the blade struck a guardrail, causing the blade to become loose and land across the highway. This obstruction affected one westbound lane and two eastbound lanes, leading to traffic delays lasting approximately three hours. <\/p>\n<p>A worker attempting to manage the aftermath sustained a hand injury and was transported to a local medical facility. Emergency services and state police handled the scene, confirming that the blade had been improperly secured during transport, which contributed to its falling. By approximately 8:15 a.m., normal traffic conditions resumed, even though the turbine blade remained along the roadside for further handling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Traffic on Interstate 70 near Hagerstown, Maryland, was disrupted for a few hours during the Monday morning commute after a wind turbine blade blocked several lanes.<\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred around 5:00 a.m. near Exit 26 at Interstate 81, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/wind-turbine-blade-crash-shuts-down-traffic-i-70-maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTTG-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wind-turbine-blade-slices-entire-car-kills-2-grisly-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blade<\/a> landed across one westbound lane and also blocked two eastbound lanes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/wind-turbine-blade-blocks-traffic-on-interstate-70-near-hagerstown\/3947054\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Washington Co.: Crash closes WB I-70 at I-81 and two lanes on EB I-70. Delays in the area. Truck carrying a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wind turbine blade involved<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MDtraffic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MDtraffic<\/a> cg <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pTbZEA5Psd\">pic.twitter.com\/pTbZEA5Psd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MDSHA\/status\/1939639973197550059?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A tractor-trailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/160-foot-blade-randomly-detaches-wind-turbine-snaps-2-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carrying<\/a> the turbine blade struck a guardrail, a representative of the Maryland Department of Transportation said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/maryland\/2025\/06\/loose-windmill-blade-causes-delays-for-maryland-commuters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTOP-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland State Police said the blade then became loose from the vehicle and flopped across the center median into the eastbound lanes.<\/p>\n<p>A worker who was trying to remove a guardrail suffered a hand injury and was taken to Meritus Medical Center for treatment, a Washington County 911 supervisor said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldmailmedia.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/06\/30\/i-70-shut-down-for-three-hours-after-wind-turbine-crosses-into-lanes\/84414037007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herald-Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch: Very low rez video showing the moment that giant blade from a wind turbine left the truck hauling it this morning on I-70W near I-81. One non-life threatening injury. It tied up both directions of I-70 for three hours this morning. Video via <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L07k9Bgwou\">https:\/\/t.co\/L07k9Bgwou<\/a>.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jagep5cpLc\">pic.twitter.com\/jagep5cpLc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Statter (@STATter911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STATter911\/status\/1939713863689122279?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>State highway representative M. Daniel Allman offered a slightly different version of events.<\/p>\n<p>He said the blade struck a guardrail, sending it into the eastbound lanes and therefore opposing traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The blade was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/high-winds-cause-wind-turbine-meant-spin-wind-spin-control-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then struck<\/a> by an eastbound tractor-trailer, Allman said.<\/p>\n<p>State Police Sgt. David Ward said that the turbine was being transported without any flatbed and was simply laid across the rear axle of the truck hauling it.<\/p>\n<p>He said the rear axle and the turbine blade went into the eastbound lanes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jr4Se8TtaY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jr4Se8TtaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gen (@34747rosebud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/34747rosebud\/status\/1939751913412587913?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/traffic\/wind-turbine-i-70-traffic-incident-maryland\/65-1d6cad44-e78e-4bf2-80f9-90ba565af2dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WUSA-TV<\/a>, traffic began to flow normally at about 8:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcnewsnow.com\/news\/local-news\/maryland\/washington-county\/windmill-blade-falls-on-i-70-causing-major-delays-in-washington-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC News Now<\/a>, the turbine was taken by crews to a place along I-70 with a wide shoulder and was left there.<\/p>\n<p>The blade remained there as of Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The incident took place around 5:00 a.m. near Exit 26 at Interstate 81, as reported by WTTG-TV. The blade blocked one lane heading west and two lanes heading east, according to WRC-TV. <\/p>\n<p>An update from the Maryland State Highway Administration indicated that the crash closed westbound I-70 at I-81 and two eastbound lanes, causing delays in the area due to a truck carrying the wind turbine blade being involved in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>A representative from the Maryland Department of Transportation stated that a tractor-trailer transporting the turbine struck a guardrail, causing it to detach and fall into oncoming traffic. A worker attempting to remove part of the guardrail sustained a hand injury and was taken to Meritus Medical Center for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>State highway official M. Daniel Allman provided an alternate account of events, explaining that after hitting the guardrail, the blade entered eastbound traffic where it was subsequently hit by another tractor-trailer. According to State Police Sgt. David Ward, there was no flatbed used for transport; instead, it was laid across the rear axle of its truck.<\/p>\n<p>By approximately 8:15 a.m., normal traffic flow resumed according to WUSA-TV reports. Crews moved the turbine blade off I-70 onto an area with ample shoulder space where it remained as of Monday afternoon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2454058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Turbine-Traffic.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58207,58206,58209,58205,58208],"class_list":["post-2454057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-interstate-congestion","tag-traffic-mishap","tag-transportation-disruptions","tag-wild-wind-turbine","tag-wind-energy-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Turbine-Traffic.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454061,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454057\/revisions\/2454061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}