Colorado State Patrol is searching for the driver of a tractor trailer that tipped and left behind dirt contaminated with asbestos this past Friday at approximately 2:45 in the afternoon. The driver of the trailer who was apparently speeding allegedly fled the scene and has yet to be found.

Due to safety issues regarding exposure to asbestos the contaminated dirt has since been cleaned up by an environmental oversight company specializing in the safe removal and cleanup of asbestos.

Exposure to asbestos-containing materials has been known to result in the development of any one of a number of asbestos-related diseases. Such diseases include mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer and all can take anywhere from twenty to fifty years to be discovered.

For this reason effective treatment options for those diagnosed are often very limited by the time initial diagnosis occurs. In many cases such diseases are already in their advanced stages of development.

The incident took place in Greely, Colorado on the eastbound ramp to U.S. 34 coming from the direction of U.S. 85. The cleanup project was overseen by the Colorado State Patrol Hazardous-Material Team.

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