150 gallons of paint spilled across 215 Freeway in Perris

The 215 Freeway in Perris got new striping – and some spots as well – when a truck spilled 150 gallons of paint in a non-injury traffic collision early Saturday, Oct. 26.

Witnesses reported boxes of paint were spilled in the southbound lanes south of Harley Knox Boulevard in a three-vehicle crash about 4:20 a.m.  The left lane of the three-lane highway was closed by the crash. Traffic was diverted off at Harley Knox.

“Tons of paint and debris across all the lanes,” the California Highway Patrol log said.

The middle lane reopened about 8:30 a.m., the CHP said.

The cleanup was expected to last until about noon, Caltrans said.

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