GREENWOOD — The chief of a company whose tank truck leaked chicken blood for 20 miles on U.S. Highway 71 near Greenwood has said he'll pay for car washes for motorists whose vehicles were fouled.
The Arkansas highway department on Friday said a truck owned by MKJ Trucking Inc. of Springfield, Mo., leaked the animal product while hauling it to a Danville pet food plant.
Fort Smith television station KHBS reported that MKJ managing partner Rick Johnson said he doesn't know how a valve on the truck opened while it was moving. Johnson said the truck's on-board computer shows the vehicle hadn't stopped when the spill began.
Johnson said drivers whose cars were bloodied can email him pictures at rick.johnson@thaultankliners.com, and he'll compensate them for cleaning.
The blood was from a Heavener, Okla., poultry plant.