Tag: Wienermobile

Who doesn't love the Wienermobile? The analogous, frankfurter-shaped vehicles have been an ongoing Oscar Mayer tradition since 1936 and never fail to gather a crowd wherever they stop.

Unfortunately, the crowd that gathered last Friday in Racine, Wisconsin, weren't so much interested in getting their hands on the collectible Wienerwhistles passed out by the sausage wagon's drivers, but rather to get a unique peek at what is probably the most serious auto accident to involve a Wienermobile in its more than 70-year history.

The vehicle's driver reportedly took a wrong turn down a dead-end street, and as she attempted to turn around, accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, subsequently barreling headlong into a residential home. ... Continued