HIGHWAY 17 WAS CLOSED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS DURING THIS MORNING’S COMMUTE AFTER A 3-VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE 8 A.M. NEAR SCOTTS VALLEY. THE DRIVER OF A MAZDA WAS REPORTEDLY SPEEDING (AND MAKING SHARP TURNS ON the SLIPPERY MOUNTAIN ROADWAY) BEFORE CRASHING HEAD-ON INTO THE OTHER 2 VEHICLES IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES. ALL 3 DRIVERS SUFFERED LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
