A 24 YEAR-OLD MAN SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AROUND 5:30 THIS MORNING WHEN HE MADE A U-TURN IN PRUNEDALE. HIS HONDA WAS SHEARED IN HALF BY A MITSUBISHI, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE U-TURN (FROM THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF HIGHWAY 101, TO THE NORTHBOUND SIDE) AT MALLORY CANYON ROAD. THE 2 PEOPLE IN THE MITSUBISHI SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES IN THAT CRASH.
AT LEAST 1 NORTHBOUND LANE WAS CLOSED UNTIL NEARLY 9 A.M., AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED, AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEARED.
