I-95 cleared after dump truck crash in Newark, Delaware

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Sunday, September 11, 2016
VIDEO: I-95 cleared after dump truck crash in Newark, Delaware
The truck overturned after hitting the overpass.

NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) -- Crews have cleared the wreckage that was blocking the southbound lanes of I-95 in Newark, Delaware.

It happened around 11 p.m. Saturday.

Police say a dump truck, which was part of a repaving project, was traveling southbound when the driver forgot to lower the dump bed. The truck hit the Chapman Road overpass and overturned.

The driver was OK. She was cited for Inattentive Driving.

Traffic was down to one lane in the area while inspectors checked the overpass for damage.