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Big rig crash slows Highway 99 near Elk Grove Boulevard

Big rig crash slows Highway 99 near Elk Grove Boulevard
DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THERE? BRIAN: YES, THE FIRST FIRST RESPONDERS, THEY ARE STUCK A MILE UP THE ROAD, WHERE THEY GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SHOULDER ON THIS SECTION OF 99. THIS WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A BIG RIG, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FLASHING LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE, THAT IS A TOW TRUCK BACKING THE TRAILER ALL THE WAY DOWN SOUTHBOUND 99, DOWN TO DILLARD, TO GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY. THEY CANNOT EVEN TURN IT AROUND BECAUSE IT IS SO NARROW HERE. MEANWHILE, THE TRACTOR FROM THE JACKKNIFED BIG RIG IS OVER HERE, AND THEY ARE MAKING A PLAN TO GET IT OUT OF THERE, HOPEFULLY WITHOUT PUNCTURING THE FUEL TANKS IS CAUSING MORE OF AN ISSUE. THIS IS STARTED AROUND 3:00 A.M. WHEN A BIG RIG AND AND SUV TANGLED ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF GRANT LINE ROAD. NOT SURE WHAT LED UP TO THE CRASH, BUT THE SUV ENDED UP ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, THE BIG RIG ENDED UP IN THE CENTER DIVIDE. BOTH DRIVERS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. NOW THEY ARE WORKING TO CLEAR THE AREA. THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF GRANT LINE ROAD HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 3:00 A.M., WAITING TO GET THE LANES OPEN, SO THEY CAN CLEAR OUT. THEY ARE WORKING TO GET THOSE LA
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Big rig crash slows Highway 99 near Elk Grove Boulevard
Southbound traffic on Highway 99 moved slowly near Elk Grove Boulevard on Thursday after an early morning crash involving a big rig and SUV.The crash happened around 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said an 18-year-old woman was driving southbound, north of Dillard Road, when she made an unsafe turn into another lane, hitting the left side of a big rig. The 54-year-old big rig driver then lost control of his vehicle and hit the guardrail on the left side of the freeway, CHP said. Southbound lanes of Highway 99 were closed until around 5:15 a.m. to recover the big rig and because of a minor fuel leak. Both drivers were taken to a nearby hospital and are expected to survive. All lanes have since reopened. Alcohol or drugs were not a factor in the crash, CHP said. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.

Southbound traffic on Highway 99 moved slowly near Elk Grove Boulevard on Thursday after an early morning crash involving a big rig and SUV.

The crash happened around 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

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CHP said an 18-year-old woman was driving southbound, north of Dillard Road, when she made an unsafe turn into another lane, hitting the left side of a big rig.

The 54-year-old big rig driver then lost control of his vehicle and hit the guardrail on the left side of the freeway, CHP said.

Southbound lanes of Highway 99 were closed until around 5:15 a.m. to recover the big rig and because of a minor fuel leak.

Both drivers were taken to a nearby hospital and are expected to survive.

All lanes have since reopened.

Alcohol or drugs were not a factor in the crash, CHP said.

Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.