Truckload of Squid Spills Into the Street in Rhode Island, Creating a Smelly Mess in the Summer Heat
The driver and a passenger were not injured, and police cited the driver for failing to secure the load after the rollover.
- On Sunday, a tractor-trailer overturned in Narragansett, Rhode Island, releasing 20 tons of squid across the intersection of Point Judith Road and Galilee Escape Road, blocking all lanes for nearly 8 hours.
- The Narragansett Police Department reported the trailer became dislodged while the driver was "negotiating" a turn toward a processing facility, though neither the driver nor passenger was injured.
- Temperatures climbed above 27C, causing the squid to decay rapidly on hot pavement, prompting local authorities to dub the incident the "Squidpocalypse of '26," while resident Richard Stevens said the smell was "very foul-smelling."
- Crews employed skid steers "to scrape the squid off the hot pavement" before reopening the intersection at 5:15 p.m., while Rhode Island State Police cited the driver for failure to secure a load.
- Narragansett serves as a regional hub for the U.S. squid industry, with millions of pounds of longfin and shortfin squid passing through ports annually, underscoring the town's role in the coastal seafood supply chain.
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