3 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS THE RESULT OF LAST NIGHT’S FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR KING CITY, AND MORE THAN A DOZEN MORE WERE INJURED, AS THE RESULT OF AN 8-CAR PILEUP. THE 8:45 P.M. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 101, BETWEEN THE BROADWAY AND JOLON ROAD EXITS. HIGHWAY 101 WAS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS UNTIL NEARLY 11 P.M., WHEN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES RE-OPENED. The NORTHBOUND LANES STAYED CLOSED FOR ANOTHER HOUR-AND-A-HALF, AS THE CAUSE OF THE FATAL ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED…AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEARED.
