[UPDATE 2:08 p.m.] Vehicle Crashed off Hwy 101 Into Bridges Creek in Northern Mendocino County
Just before 1 p.m., a truck went off Hwy 101 into the water at Bridges Creek in northern Mendocino County. Traffic is crawling in both directions, according to Caltrans QuickMap.
According to the first reports from the scene, the water is up to the window of the vehicle but the occupant is able to move and appears to be uninjured.
One way traffic is in effect as of 1:15 p.m.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
UPDATE 2:08 p.m.: According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, the vehicle is a 4WD Toyota Tundra and it is approximately 250 feet down the embankment in the river on its wheels.
UPDATE 3:32 p.m.: The Fire Department attached the driver to a harness and helped him get out safely.
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Wild ride that far down
Take that Tacoma!
It was a Toyota Tumbla!
First bridge south of what the old-timers called The Half-bridge. Newcomers renamed it “The Slab”.
I miss driving on the half bridge. Viewing it when northbound just south of Bridges Creek shows what an amazing construction fete it was.
I heard “the slab” back in the 70’s from a truck driver. Does that make me a newcomer?
Not a good day for Toyotas.
Or rivers
The roads must be slick!
Be careful out there
A tacoma? Slap it into 4lo and grind on back up the hill fer cryin out loud!
The man driving that Toyota Tundra is very lucky to be alive. If the truck had landed with the cab down in the river, I am afraid he would have perished. A small 4th of July lucky day. Thank you to all the first responders that helped him to safety!
Yeah the guy said his truck rolled over 4 times as he went down…really crazy story I’m so happy he’s alright cause he’s a super nice guy