A truck towing a 70-foot long trailer that overturned at a bend on Highway 1 near Nick’s Cove spilled around 6,000 gallons of milk produced by Straus Family Creamery just before noon on Sunday. The incident marks the second time in as many years that a Straus truck has overturned along the stretch of road. The driver, Kenneth Morrison, 65, of Santa Rosa, sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital; California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the rollover. The milk was cleaned up by the fire department using absorbent materials, though some of it flowed through a nearby seasonal drainage. “Had this been a wet winter, the milk could’ve mixed with water from the surrounding hillsides,” Battalion Chief Mike Giannini said. “This is one situation where the drought actually helped.” (About 100 gallons of diesel fuel that also spilled remained in close proximity to the truck and was cleaned up.) The creamery is undertaking an environmental assessment to address the potential environmental impacts of the spilled milk. Though Highway Patrol noted that milk is not considered a “hazardous material,” when introduced into waterways it may create oxygen-deprived environments that can kill fish and other aquatic life.