(CUSTER COUNTY, Colo.) — Locals in Custer County were treated to some free corn after a semi truck hauling the produce overturned on Highway 69 north of Westcliffe.

According to the Custer County Sheriff's Office, around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, deputies responded to a report of a semi truck rollover on Highway 69 just north of Reed Road, about 10 miles north of Westcliffe.

Thankfully, the semi truck's driver was not injured; however, the truck lost a full load of ears of sweet corn. • Courtesy: Custer County Sheriff's Office • Courtesy: Custer County Sheriff's Office • Courtesy: Custer County Sheriff's Office

The corn was transported to the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District in Westcliffe, where community members were invited to stop by the fire station to pick up some swe

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