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Whipped cream truck crashes outside man’s LA home

 LOS ANGELES — Mark Leon’s house has become a sweet spot for runaway big rigs in Los Angeles.

Nine years after a truck hauling chocolate syrup crashed into his mobile home park, another rig hauling 36,000 pounds of whipped cream and sour cream flipped and crashed Tuesday morning just feet from his house.

The truck, driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old, was stopped by a stand of trees and a chain-link fence just off Interstate 210 in northern Los Angeles.

The California Highway Patrol says the 16-year-old fell asleep and lost control of the big rig, which overturned as it toppled down an embankment.

CHP says the teen’s 20-year-old brother got tired and asked for driving help. Two cousins, ages 3 and 13, were also in the truck. At least three of them had minor injuries.

Kevin Jones of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at [email protected] .

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