On Tuesday, a Salinas woman died in a traffic accident on highway 68. The woman, driving a Honda Civic, died upon impact after colliding with a white Nissan Pathfinder. The Honda was traveling westbound on 68 then made a u-turn onto eastbound traffic. CHP identified the other driver as 33 year old Alex Alexander from Marina. He was taken to the Natividad (nateev-ee-dad) Medical
Center but his injuries were not severe. The coroner’s office has not released the woman’s name as of yet.