Driver on 101 Suffers Major Injuries During Collision With Billboard, Power Pole South of Crescent City

 

From the California Highway Patrol: 

On February 20th, 2020, at approximately 1300 hours, a single vehicle  traffic collision occurred on United States Highway 101, south of Enderts Beach Road. The International truck was traveling northbound at that location, when the driver lost control and left the roadway. Subsequently, the vehicle overturned, struck a billboard along the southbound shoulder, along with a power pole before coming to rest along the southbound shoulder.

The driver and solo occupant of the vehicle was extricated, sustained major injuries and was transported to Sutter Coast Hospital. The cause of this collision is still under investigation.


1:01 p.m.
[6] NEG 1125
1:01 p.m.
[3] TELEPHONE POLE TRK / ROLLED
1:02 p.m.
[7] 1039 DNSO
1:05 p.m.
[16] BC LN 15//1 CPYS JSO 199 NOW
1:08 p.m.
[18] A95-001 NOTIFY ON CALL POSS DOT VEH
1:10 p.m.
[19] 1039 DOT TO CHK UNITS
1:10 p.m.
[20] 95-5 97 JSO ENDERTS BEACH RD ]
1:11 p.m.
[21] A95-001 ON SB SHOULDER PARL 1125
1:13 p.m.
[25] 1039 CALTRANS
1:13 p.m.
[26] PER 95-5 THERE WILL BE EXTRACATION / FIRE 97
1:15 p.m.
[29] 1039 DOT
1:16 p.m.
[31] 1039 PGandE - REQ RESPONSE ASAP / WILL CB WITH ETA
1:24 p.m.
[34] PGandE ADVSD PACIFIC POWER POLE
1:25 p.m.
[35] 1039 PPL - 30-45 MINS ETA
1:28 p.m.
[36] PER CT'S - INVLD VEH IS A CITY POWER TRK W/CRESCENT CITY
1:46 p.m.
[46] 95-S2 RQ 1185 HEAVY 3 AXLE BOOM TRK
1:46 p.m.
[47] 1039 CAL AUTO - (707)464-3354
2:26 p.m.
[51] B95-006 CRESCENT FIRE 98
2:35 p.m.
[53] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared]
2:35 p.m.
[54] SINGLE VEH
2:54 p.m.
[55] B95-004 HWY CLOSED MOMEMTARILY
3:05 p.m.
[56] PER 95-S2 RDWY BACK OPEN
3:59 p.m.
[58] B95-006 1185 ON ITS WAY - RDWY CLR - 98

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