Thursday, 17 May 2007 00:12
4 Car Pile Up Causes Delays On Hwy 88 Tuesday Afternoon
Yesterday afternoon a four car accident occurred on Hwy 88 just outside of the Jackson City limits near Bonnefoy Rd. The accident involved a pile up that occurred after a white Dodge pick up truck, driven by Tim Wilson of Pioneer stopped on Hwy 88 for traffic stopped in front of him. The vehicle behind Wilson, a 1987 Honda Motorcycle driven by Cody Davidson, also of Pioneer, also stopped as did Lorraine Nunez of Pioneer who was directly behind Davidson in her 2002 Toyota Camry. A 16 year old Pioneer girl suddenly observed the traffic in front of her as being stopped and she applied her brakes, however, according to the CHP report written by Officer Melissa Scobee, sue to her unsafe speed she was unable to stop. The teen then slid into Nunez, Nunez the hit Davidson, ejecting him from the motorcycle, and continued forward hitting Wilson as well. The motorcycle driver, Davidson, was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The accident is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.