Southern California highway covered in onions after wreck
Southern California highway covered in onions after wreck
YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — A multivehicle crash left a Southern California highway covered in onions.
A truckload of onions spilled at midmorning Tuesday on the westbound side of Interstate 10 in Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles. Two other vehicles were also involved.
The California Highway Patrol says the truck driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
All lanes reopened shortly before 3 p.m.
Romania: Vasile Cepoi wins, loses and loses in mayor’s race
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a Romanian town, Vasile Cepoi defeated Vasile Cepoi and Vasile Cepoi in a mayoral election.
The middle name made all the difference.
The victor said: “I added my middle name, and ran as Vasile Lica Cepoi. Anyhow, residents knew about the confusion before the vote.”
He was also the incumbent, who secured his fourth term as mayor of Draguseni.
He said Tuesday that the coincidence of three candidates having the same name was an attempt by political parties to confuse residents in the northeastern town of 2,500 people.
Both names are common in Romania; Cepoi means “big onions.” The mayor won 1,200 votes, Vasile Cepoi won 100 votes and Vasile Cepoi trailed with 10. The three are not related.
Two other candidates scored even less.