Crime & Safety
Highway 12 West to U.S. Highway 101 South Connector Closed
A truck filled with dirt overturned early Tuesday afternoon.
By Bay City News Service
A crash involving a truck full of dirt that overturned on a connector ramp from westbound state Highway 12 to southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Rosa has shut down the ramp this afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
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The accident, which did not involve any other vehicles, was reported at 1:27 p.m., and a Sig-alert was issued at 1:35 p.m., CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said. Dirt spilled from the truck in the crash and is blocking the roadway, Bartlett said. The truck driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. There is no estimate yet for when the ramp will reopen.