AN UNLICENSED DRIVER DROVE OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 YESTERDAY, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE BIG WEEK CARNIVAL IN SALINAS. CHP CREWS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A CRASH ON 101 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN MARKET AND MAIN STREETS AT 10:19 A.M, AND FOUND THE CAR, A 1992 TOYOTA COROLLA, UPSIDE DOWN IN THE FAIR. THE DRIVER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES, BUT WAS TAKEN TO NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER DUE TO COMPLAINTS OF PAIN. THE CRASH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT THE DRIVER SAID HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR AND WENT THROUGH THE FENCE ALONG THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING HIS CAR TO OVERTURN. NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT, AND THE DRIVER IS SUSPECTED TO BE CHARGED FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
