HWY 1 CRASH 10/8/12 3:30p DMF

A CRASH ON HIGHWAY 1 IN APTOS RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE OF ONE NORTHBOUND LANE AND THREE PASSENGERS SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES. AT 1 P.M. TODAY A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO A CENTER GUARD RAIL BEFORE FLIPPING SEVERAL TIMES AND ENDING UP ON A GRASS MEDIAN SEPARATING NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC NEAR LARKIN VALLEY ROAD AND SAN ANDREAS ROAD IN SOUTH APTOS. THREE PASSENGERS THAT OCCUPIED THE S.U.V. SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP PAST THE MAR MONTE AVENUE EXIT UNTIL 2 P.M.