Around 10:35am
yesterday morning the intersection of Main
Street and Hwy. 49 became a slippery scene when a
big rig began to leak fluid. According to the Jackson Police Officer on scene,
Chris Rice, a towing big rig traveling through the intersection had apparently
punctured their oil pan causing a spill. The City of Jackson
immediately informed Cal Trans and Jackson
public works responded closing the southbound number one lane. But before public works arrival a semi reportedly entering the
intersection drove through the spill and was unable to stop sliding through the
intersection. It
was also another near miss when this geo metro almost impacted the rear of a
Buick stopped in the turn lane at the intersection. Caltrans arrived a
short time later and began shoveling sand onto the intersection to prevent any
accidents
Yesterday
one young driver was
shaken up when she lost control of her vehicle on Ridge Road and wound up upside down in the
ditch about 20 feet below the road. The young lady was checked by local medics
for injuries and was then transported to CHP to wait for someone to pick
her up. A second
accident occurred today in front of the shopping center that houses the Pine
Grove Post Office. According
to reports one driver pulled out of the parking lot striking another car
traveling east bound on Hwy. 88. The CHP is conducting an investigation
of both accidents.
