1 PERSON DIED AND 3 OTHERS WERE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT HIGHWAY 101 THIS MORNING. 34 YEAR-OLD ANDREAS ORTEGA HERNANDEZ, WHO WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE, WAS 1 OF 4 PASSENGERS WHEN THE VEHICLE HE WAS IN STRUCK THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE 3 OTHERS WERE HOSPITALIZED. HIGHWAY 101 WAS CLOSED NEAR FIRST STREET IN KING CITY FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, WHILE THE INJURED PEOPLE WERE CARED FOR AND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED. THE DRIVER OF THE S.U.V. FLED THE SCENE.
