Ethanol Truck Wrecks North of Hopkins

An ethanol truck wrecked north of Hopkins two miles into Iowa. On Thursday morning, a 2018 Peterbilt Semi-Tractor owned by Big Star Trucking driven by Robert Tuffin (65) of Kansas City was southbound on Highway 148 at around 2:08 am when its lights went out and the driver veered off the east side of the road. Tuffin was able to come to a controlled stop, but then the weight of the truck on an embankment caused it to flip over on its side. Tuffin was not injured in the accident. The road was closed until Thursday morning at around 9:30 am, as crews worked to remove the truck and get the ethanol into another truck.