AUSTINTOWN An Austintown couple has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against a North Canton trucking company, alleging that a 2024 truck crash on the Ohio Turnpike resulted in thousands of gallons of tar spilling onto their property.

Ray and Kelly Conti of Canfield filed a complaint last month in federal court, claiming that a Kenan Advantage Group truck overturned on July 3, 2024, releasing an emulsified tar on their 48-acre property on Whispering Pines Drive. The couple claims that the spill coated the banks of their stream and nearby plants.

According to the lawsuit, the asphalt, described as a "tar-like substance in a liquid state," traveled under the turnpike through a culvert and entered the Contis’ land, as well as the Meander Reservoir, which is a local drinking water sou

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