2 ACCIDENTS CAUSED TRAFFIC BACK-UPS ON HIGHWAY 101 NEAR SALINAS TODAY.
THE FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 6 A.M. WHEN A BIG-RIG DRIVER SAID HE TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT, AND HIS RIG HIT THE BARRIER AND CAUGHT FIRE. THAT CRASH CAUSED DIESEL FUEL TO SPILL ON THE ROADWAY AT AIRPORT BOULEVARD. The DRIVER IN THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
THIS AFTERNOON, 4 VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON NORTHBOUND 101. the DRIVER OF 1 OF THOSE VEHICLES WAS AIR-LIFTED TO A BAY AREA TRAUMA CENTER. The CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
