At approximately 9:00 a.m. this morning, a Toyota Tacoma pulling a concrete mixer trailer was involved in a solo vehicle collision. The driver of the Toyota, Uriel Hurtado-Sanchez, from Santa Barbara was pulling a trailer beyond the truck’s towing capacity.
The trailer overturned, landing in the #2 and #3 lanes of US 101 north of Garden Street, and cement spilled out of the trailer blocking lanes. California Highway Patrol issued a SIG alert to which Caltrans responded and cleaned the roadway. The #2 and #3 lanes were closed for approximately three hours.
The driver of the Toyota was uninjured and determined not to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Highway 101 Southbound North of Garden street truck crash.