Crime & Safety
Big-Rig Carrying Wine Crashes on Highway 101, Causing Traffic Jam
The accident was reported on northbound Highway 101 near Highway 12.
By Bay City News
A crash involving a big-rig carrying 56,000 pounds of wine has snarled traffic on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Rosa Monday morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The crash was reported at 7:56 a.m. just north of Highway 12, and involved at least one other vehicle, according to preliminary reports.
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It does not appear that any of the wine spilled onto the roadway, but the No. 2 and 3 lanes are expected to be closed until about 9 a.m. as crews work to clear the crash, the CHP officer said.
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