The morning commute for more than half a dozen drivers in Westlake was ruined Wednesday after a truck hauling metal spilled some of its load across the freeway, which destroyed the tires of vehicles driving behind it.
It happened in the westbound lanes of I-90 near the Crocker Road exit around 8 a.m.
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Westlake Police said seven vehicles had their tires punctured by the debris.
Authorities stopped the truck driver and cited him for the loose load.
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