A tanker truck carrying diesel fuel overturned on eastbound Interstate 80 near Donner Summit around 6 p.m. on May 26 in icy road conditions. The tanker is estimated to have spilled about 2,500 gallons of fuel, with some fuel making it to Summit Creek at the western mouth of Donner Lake.
Emergency clean-up crews used booms, skimmers, absorbent pads and other methods to clean the spill, but the long-time environmental impacts were unknown. None of the local drinking water supplies are threatened by the spill. For the latest information, visit www.sierrasun.com
