Shuck happens: Free sweet corn offered in Custer County after semi tips on Highway 69

Shuck it off: Semitrailer transporting corn overturns in Custer County

(CUSTER COUNTY, Colo.) — Locals in Custer County were treated to some free corn after a semi truck hauling the produce overturned on Highway 69 north of Westcliffe. According to the Custer County Sheriff's Office, around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, deputies responded to a report of a semi truck rollover on Highway 69 just north of Reed Road, about 10 miles north of Westcliffe. Thankfully, the semi truck's driver was not injured; however, the tr…

Shuck it off: Semi truck transporting corn overturns in Custer County

(CUSTER COUNTY, Colo.) — Locals in Custer County can head to the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District for some fresh corn after a semi truck hauling the produce overturned on Highway 69 north of Westcliffe. According to the Custer County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, deputies responded to a report of a semi truck rollover on Highway 69 just north of Reed Road, about 10 miles north of Westcliffe. Thankfully, the se…

Custer County offers free corn after truck spill

Residents can pick up their free corn at the fire station on 4th Street in Westcliffe, the sheriff's office said.

Shuck happens: Free sweet corn offered in Custer County after semi tips on Highway 69

CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Custer County Sheriff's Office says free sweet corn is being offered to residents after it spilled out of a semi following a crash. The sheriff's office says the crash happened around 2 a.m. on Thursday as the semi was driving on Highway 69 near Mile Point 69, just north of Reed Road. Thankfully, the sheriff's office says the driver was not injured, but the truck did dump its load of corn after it flipped. The …

Colorado county gives away free corn after truck crash spills load on highway

Custer County residents got an unexpected harvest after a semi-truck hauling sweet corn rolled over on Highway 69. According to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 2 a.m. near mile marker 69 just north of Reed Road on August 28. Thankfully, the driver wasn’t injured. Crews worked through the morning alternating traffic in one lane until the truck could be recovered. The semi’s cargo? An entire load of ears of sweet corn…