Amador County – Authorities in Amador County have been inundated with emergency calls this week, as a snow storm dropped power lines around the upcountry.

On Monday, power lines were down on New York Ranch Road, and 200 feet of power lines were down in the 900 block of Evergreen Drive, and Highway 88 was closed between Meadow Drive and Sugar Pine Drive because of power lines being down. Another line was down in the 26000 block of Woodland Road. Power lines were also reported down across a roadway in the 2000 block of Pardee Drive.

A citizen’s assist was requested on Carson Street due to snow, with the residents asking to be aided to “get to warmer climate, otherwise it might turn into a medical issue.” A possible structure fire in the 1000 block of Moran Road turned out to be a tree fire.

At 11:22 a.m. Monday, a vehicle reportedly went over an embankment at Coal Mine Road and Reservation Road in Jackson Valley. A blue pickup truck was reported to have crashed into a tree on Highway 88, east of Shake Ridge Road.

At about 3:42 p.m., an 8-inch tree was reported to be laying across power lines on Highway 88, east of Dew Drop, and blocking one lane of the highway. It was hanging to about 10 feet off the roadway. CHP closed the highway at 4 p.m., diverting traffic through Inspiration Drive to Dew Drop.

On Tuesday (November 23rd), a car overturned with a person possibly trapped in a vehicle rollover. The accident was reported at 10:13 a.m., and responders found a single vehicle in the ditch, but did not report finding any occupants.

On Wednesday morning (November 24th) Highway 88 remains open, but chains are required on all vehicles except for four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires from Dew Drop in Amador County to 3.5 miles east of Woodfords in Alpine County.

Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.