A tractor-trailer accident in Memphis, Tennessee forced the closure of a portion of Interstate 55 on Tuesday evening—August 30—as alfredo sauce spilled out onto the highway. No one was injured in the crash.
Fox8 reported the accident happened just before 5 p.m. local time. Tennessee Department of Transportation traffic video footage shows the white sauce covering the three interstate northbound lanes.
You can see footage here:
\u201cMemphis, TN police say a tractor-trailer spilled Alfredo sauce all over I-55 \u201d— Parker Branton (@Parker Branton) 1661901195
The jokes were inevitable.
\u201c@ParkerBranton Alfredo sauce clogs major artery. Story at 11\u201d— Parker Branton (@Parker Branton) 1661901195
This was social media gold for brands that use alfredo sauce.
Or might help with the aftermath.
\u201cpour one out\u201d— Pizza Hut (@Pizza Hut) 1661970435
\u201cCan't relate. Our sauces are made from scratch. \ud83d\ude42\u201d— Olive Garden (@Olive Garden) 1661963262
\u201cy'all need help cleaning up? \ud83d\udc40\u201d— Scrub Daddy (@Scrub Daddy) 1662058401
Then the puns.
Oh, the puns.
\u201cyou cannoli laugh\u201d— Andrew Lawrence (@Andrew Lawrence) 1661904147
\u201cI'll bet the cleanup will cost a pretty penne\u201d— Rob Yeo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@Rob Yeo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1661958630
\u201c@robjyeo It will cost a fortuccine\u201d— Rob Yeo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@Rob Yeo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1661958630
\u201cApparently it was a problem with his carbonerator.\u201d— Noam Blum (@Noam Blum) 1661974411
\u201cSince this was being pulled by a semitruck, is this not semi-fredo?\n\nI'll see myself out.\u201d— Clausewitzian Future \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@Clausewitzian Future \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) 1661956000
Some saw the song opportunity and ran with it.
\u201cwhen the look in your eye shuts down I-55 / that's amor\u00e9 \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffe\u201d— modernjam (@modernjam) 1661905663
\u201cWhen you drive down the street \nand the alfredo truck has leaked\nThat's amore\u201d— John Carson (@John Carson) 1661924203
\u201cWhen the goo spills like wine on the I-55\nThat's alfredo\nWhen the asphalt is rank with that parmesan stank\nThat's alfredo\nThere'll be dry fettucine in ol' Tennessee\nFor a day, though\nMore could probably arrive, tomorrow if sent by\nNext day freight-o!\u201d— Z Mann Zilla (@Z Mann Zilla) 1661921632
\u201cWHEEEEEN AAAAA truck hits a wall on a cross-country haul, that's alfredo\u201d— \ud835\ude47\ud835\ude3f (@\ud835\ude47\ud835\ude3f) 1661961817
Also, poetry.
\u201cRoses are red, \nNonna is furious I'm late to arrive\u201d— Brett Merriman (@Brett Merriman) 1661904441
Others commented on the odd coincidence of this accident and one that spilled tomatoes all over a highway elsewhere in the country.
\u201cWhat are these odds happening on the same day...\n\nRed sauce vs Alfredo\u201d— ArgO Fawkurself (@ArgO Fawkurself) 1661954272
\u201cYesterday a truck crashed and spilled tomatoes in Vacaville, Calif. Now this. I\u2019d be careful if I was transporting pesto right now.\u201d— Brian Park (@Brian Park) 1661908017
\u201c@mariond_d I mean, I think somewhere out there is a Very Nervous Spaghetti Truck, for sure.\u201d— Allison Mulder (@Allison Mulder) 1661906901
\u201cbetween this and the tomato spill i am worried about our nation's pasta sauce supply chain infrastructure\n\nsomeone better check in on all the butter and pesto\u201d— Babs the Wooden Shark (@Babs the Wooden Shark) 1661929350
\u201call flags in Italy at half-staff today following the tomato spill and the alfredo sauce spill\u201d— JRR is Jokien \ud83d\udde1\ufe0f\ud83c\udff9\ud83e\ude93 (@JRR is Jokien \ud83d\udde1\ufe0f\ud83c\udff9\ud83e\ude93) 1661970604
People are ready to help out.
Just let them know.
\u201cGUYS *static* SEND THE TORTELLINI TO MEMPHIS\nI REPEAT, SEND THE TORTELLINI TO MEMPHIS\u201d— debbers (@debbers) 1661960398
\u201c@robjyeo ***me running to grocery store to buy a dozen Alfredo sauces after Covid toilet paper ptsd***\u201d— Rob Yeo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@Rob Yeo \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1661958630
\u201cget me the biggest breadstick u have\u201d— Clueless, on VHS\ud83c\udf36 aka Skye\ud83e\udd8b (@Clueless, on VHS\ud83c\udf36 aka Skye\ud83e\udd8b) 1661921230
Now we just need a linguine truck, an olive oil train and a garlic van to collide and we'll be all set.
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