An estimated 150 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled into a storm drain did not flow into a “protected stream” following Friday's accident on Grant Avenue, said Diane Carlton, a Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman.

The accident involved the broadsiding of a tractor-trailer by a passenger car.

The truck driver, Eugene Collins, of Macon, Ga., was ticketed by the Auburn Police Department for passing a red light and speed not reasonable and prudent.

Police said the accident investigation is ongoing.

The DEC is not issuing any citations related to the spill because it was a motor vehicle accident, Carlton said.

Collins drove his eastbound Dolly Hood Transit truck through the traffic light at Grant and N. Seward avenues.

He said Friday he couldn't stop because a new city law forbids the use of noise engine brakes.

Molli Brown's Chevy Classic went through a green light and hit the truck in the side, opening up the fuel tank.

Mike Nash responded to the scene for the DEC.

Optech was called to the scene to clean up the spill, Carleton said.

Plumes were put in the storm drain to help clean up the spill, she said.

The Auburn Fire Department put down 20 yards of sand.

The city's Public Works Department aided with a front-end loader.

“It was a good day of work right there on the scene,” Carlton said.

Grant Avenue was shut down for a portion of Friday following the 3 p.m. accident. No one was injured.