Amador County – A two truck collision Monday afternoon temporarily caused a traffic jam in the Martell area. Around 4 pm Monday, a green pickup truck turning left at Martell Road onto Eastbound Highway 88 collided with a blue pickup headed in the west bound direction. The driver of the blue truck claimed that the green truck did not stop at the stop sign and entered in front of her, causing her to collide with the truck and then slide off the road on the eastbound side. The collision caused considerable damage to both vehicles and shredded the front end of the green truck to pieces. California Highway Patrol were still investigating the accident at the time of this report. The driver of the green truck was taken into custody at the scene. Whether intoxicants were involved is still under investigation. Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Wednesday, 19 November 2008 00:13
Martell Accident Blocks Hwy. 88
Amador County – A two truck collision Monday afternoon temporarily caused a traffic jam in the Martell area. Around 4 pm Monday, a green pickup truck turning left at Martell Road onto Eastbound Highway 88 collided with a blue pickup headed in the west bound direction. The driver of the blue truck claimed that the green truck did not stop at the stop sign and entered in front of her, causing her to collide with the truck and then slide off the road on the eastbound side. The collision caused considerable damage to both vehicles and shredded the front end of the green truck to pieces. California Highway Patrol were still investigating the accident at the time of this report. The driver of the green truck was taken into custody at the scene. Whether intoxicants were involved is still under investigation. Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
