1 dead in Highway 101 crash with pickup truck, semi-truck pulling trailer: CHP Monterey

(KRON) — The California Highway Patrol Monterey Area office is investigating a fatal crash on Friday afternoon involving a pickup truck and a Freightliner semi-truck pulling a trailer.

CHP said it was alerted of the incident at 3:07 p.m. after receiving several reports of a traffic crash on northbound Highway 101 at Hartnell Road.

“Preliminary investigation indicates that the red Toyota pickup, driven by a 47-year-old Salinas resident, was traveling northbound on US-101, approaching Hartnell Road,” said CHP in a news release. “At the same time, the Freightliner semi-truck, driven by a 62-year-old resident of Yuba City, was traveling southbound on  US-101 and preparing to make a left turn onto Hartnell Road.”

It was at this moment that CHP said the semi-truck crossed the northbound lanes of Highway 101, and the right side of the semi-truck’s trailer collided with the front of the pickup.

CHP said the driver of the Toyota pickup suffered fatal injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the semi-truck was not injured. The identity of the deceased will be released by the Monterey County Coroner’s Office after next of kin has been notified.

This crash is an active investigation. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the CHP Monterey Area Office at (831) 770-8000 or email MontereyCHPTips@chp.ca.gov.

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