TEXAS CITY, Texas — State Highway 146 was closed near FM 517 Thursday morning, following a fiery, head-on crash that left two people in critical condition, authorities said.
A Chevrolet Lumina was traveling south shortly before 7 a.m. and entered the northbound lane of a tractor-trailer hauling a non-hazardous, liquid chicken steroid, Sgt. Joe Stanton, a Texas City police spokesman, said.
The collision caused the Lumina to erupt into flames, but the driver, a 45-year-old man, and his 34-year-old passenger, escaped the car before it ignited, Stanton said.
A medical helicopter flew both men to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where they were in critical condition, Stanton said.
The tractor-trailer driver wasn’t injured, Stanton said.
"The tanker was hauling Alimet Feed Supplement methionine hydroxy analogue," Stanton said. "This material is a nonhazardous chicken steroid. The material was never expelled from the tanker, and the public was never at any risk of exposure."
Police blocked north lanes at FM 517 and south lanes at FM 646, shortly after the 6:50 a.m. crash. The lanes remained closed at 9 a.m., Stanton said.
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ohmygosh said on November 12, 2009 at 12:22 PM
I'll show my intelligence level here, what does one do with liquid chicken steroids?
gottago said on November 12, 2009 at 1:04 PM
to fatten up the chickens
broadmindedbroad said on November 12, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Glad no one was killed, and I hope the occupants of the Lumina recover fully and quickly. Just as some athletes "pump up" their muscles with steroids, so do chicken farmers pump up their chickens. I'd like to know where that load of steroids was headed, so I can try NOT to buy chickens from there! Guess the best thing would be to go with free-range chickens, to try to avoid all this junk they pump into those poor caged birds, chickens, turkeys, and ducks alike. Poor creatures.
houstonman56 said on November 12, 2009 at 2:18 PM
I'm with you broad, where are those roids going and whats the name brand of these chickens when they get to market? :o(
doddj22 said on November 12, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Well the previous company I worked for sold containers for the needles used to inject stelroids into chickens was Pilgrams Pride Chicken and one other major chicken distributer... I cant remember... It has a red packaging. I thought it was pretty sick myself. If they were just raised natural and not in a small 1X1 coupe Im sure we would all feel healthier.
houstonman56 said on November 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Thanks for the info doddj, will keep that on my list of "don't by" items!
ohmygosh said on November 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM
That really is what it is used for? Wow. Actually, I am glad it is not the base chemical product for some pharmaceutical needs. Article says the "The material was never expelled from the tanker, and the public was never at any risk of exposure." What effect would it have on us? I wish both men a speedy recovery.
yeahisaidit said on November 12, 2009 at 5:40 PM
GUESS THE GOOD PEOPLE AT CHURCH'S DIDN'T LIKE HEARING THIS KIND OF NEWS.
patrick53 said on November 12, 2009 at 6:03 PM
RE: ... the public was never at any risk of exposure." Til they buy chicken at the store or fast food place.
threedogs said on November 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM
The people in this country would not be so over weight if they knew what was really in the food they were eating.