Crime & Safety
Deadly Crash On Highway 101 Wednesday
A man was killed when a big-rig turned in front of him, according to the California Highway Patrol.
MONTEREY COUNTY, CA — A 36-year-old man died when a big-rig pulling two trailers turned in front of his vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 south of Chualar in Monterey County on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported at 4:18 p.m. A 63-year-old Salinas man was trying to turn left from southbound Highway 101 across the northbound lanes to an agricultural field east of the highway but apparently failed to notice a 2005 Nissan Altima in the northbound lanes, CHP officials said.
The Nissan struck the side of the second trailer, becoming wedged underneath as the big-rig continued toward the east shoulder of the highway, according to the CHP. The Nissan driver was taken to Natividad Medical Center and succumbed to his injuries there.
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His name has not been released. The big-rig driver was uninjured, CHP officials said. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the collision.
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