OFFICERS RESPONDED TO AN OVERTURNED SEMITRUCK ON HUDSON DR AT MAIN ST.  THE DRIVER, JOSEPH HATCH, FAILED TO PROPERLY NEGOTIATE THE TURN AND OVERTURNED HIS SEMITRUCK CARRYING 270 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL.

OIL SPILLED ONTO THE ROADWAY, TOWN RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.  THE ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO TOWN ROADS, A PRIVATE FENCE, AND PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY, CAUSING A 12-HOUR HAZMAT RESPONSE BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

HATCH WAS CITED AND RELEASED FOR CARELESS DRIVING, AND THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE IMPOUNDED.

HAZMAT CREWS WILL BE IN THE AREA REMOVING ALL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLED ONTO THE ROADWAY, RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.