MISSION RCMP were called to the Horne Street overpass on the afternoon of July 16, after a number of crates full of blueberries spilled out onto the roadway.

A witness reported the matter after seeing a motorcycle slip sliding through the mess, while other vehicles turned the matter into a very juicy incident, indeed.  An officer attended and spoke with the truck driver, who was trying to clean up the spilled fruit, before the berries turned the stretch of roadway into a fruit-fly freeway.

Cpl. Harrison Mohr said that the driver blamed other farmworkers for improperly loading the crates, but the officer reminded the man that as the driver, he was ultimately responsible for ensuring his cargo was properly tied down.  The driver received a ticket for operating with “insecure cargo.” a maintenance crew was called to finish the clean-up.

Fortunately, no one was injured by the spill, the roadway was thoroughly cleaned up, and the officer ended his day feeling like he had had a rather fruitful afternoon, added Mohr.

Last year, too, in July, a farmer’s load of blueberries spilled onto Lougheed Highway, creating quite a sticky situation, Mohr pointed out.