[UPDATE 4:07 p.m.] 101 Closed North of Leggett
At approximately 1:18 p.m. a big rig and a truck collided north of Leggett south of Dora Creek on Hwy 101 at mile marker 96.
According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, a utility pole is down and power lines are “blocking both lanes.”
PG&E is not expected to arrive until 2:18 p.m. Typically that means the road will remain closed until crews can clear away the lines.
UPDATE 1:52 p.m.: According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, traffic is being stopped at the north end of Leggett on Hwy 101 where State Route 1 heads west. The new estimate for PG&E to arrive could be as late as 3 p.m.
UPDATE 2:05 p.m.: Caltrans confirms that the closure could last until 3 p.m.
UPDATE 2:21 p.m.: Caltrans reports, “Highway 101 north of Leggett closed from mm 95.12 to 97.12. ETO unknown, possibly 2 hours. No alternate route available…”
UPDATE 4:07 p.m.: The highway opened to one-way controlled traffic at 4:05 p.m. Expect traffic to be slow through the area for some time.
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I just drove through there. Lots of icy stretches and people driving way too fast. Slow down people!
Does anybody know what kind of suv was involved? My mom was passing through there right around that time and i haven’t been able to reach her by phone
Just passed the accident. It was a burgundy Honda CRV.
I heard some cell phones were out too…
Wow, over the past year that area has been a bad accident area.
Just came Through, waited about 45 minutes southbound, Kym do you have any updates on drivers/occupants?
No word of any injuries.
It was Morgan Randall (piersons manager) vs logging truck. Logging truck veered into his lane for an unknown reason, Morgan chose to hit the truck head on rather than go off the cliff (as those were his only options). I believe the logging truck, once it made contact, hit Morgans truck into another car and then the logging truck went off the embankment and the driver actually died. Morgan does not have major injuries and I don’t think the other car he collided with had any either. (Info via grapevine from employee of piersons who talked to morgan on the phone)
oh Dear. RIP Log truck Driver.
I was told that the driver of the log truck didn’t make it.. ☹️ Hope my intel is wrong…
Sorry to say you are right
The driver didn’t make it. Story soon.
Let’s keep names off the internet until official name is released from police. It’s only polite
Let’s keep names of victim(s) or possible victims off the internet as sometimes not all family knows what is going on…news tends to travel quicker on the internet