Truck-Trailer Plummets Off Overpass Onto Freeway Ramp South Of Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) -- A 25-foot construction trailer loaded with aluminum gutter supplies fell off the Todd Road over-crossing onto a southbound U.S. Highway 101 onramp Friday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
The truck landed on its roof but did not strike any vehicles on the on-ramp, CHP Officer Jon Sloat said.
The truck driver, David Groth, 45, of Santa Rosa, and a passenger were not injured in the 3:08 p.m. crash, Sloat said.
The Chevrolet 2500 truck was heading west on the Todd Road over-crossing when Groth tried to make an abrupt stop for traffic, Sloat said.
The weight of the trailer caused the truck to continue moving over a curb and through a guardrail, Sloat said.
The truck hung for a few seconds before it and the trailer fell onto the freeway below, blocking the No. 3 lane and the on-ramp to southbound Highway 101, Sloat said.
The crash affected all but the No. 1 lane of southbound Highway 101, but all southbound lanes reopened around 4:35 p.m. The northbound lanes were backed up to the Cotati grade to the south, Sloat said.
The crash also closed westbound Todd Road at the over-crossing, Sloat said.
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