Replace (12:11 p.m.) – Officers have launched further particulars Regarding the semi truck that overturned and blocked southbound Hwy 101 for a quantity of hours on Tuesday morning.
The crash occurred round 5:05 a.m., officials say, when Fabian Funes, 33, of San Bernardino, was driving a 40-foot area truck southbound by way of Buellton.
Funes had handed Santa Rosa Rd. He was driving Inside the left southbound lane when he turned the truck in a southwest course, inflicting it to veer throughout all southbound lanes of the freeway and hit A mud embankment alongside the shoulder.
After the crash, the truck overturned on its left facet, blocking the freeway to all southbound visitors.
Funes suffered minor accidents Inside the crash and was not taken to a hospital.
Officers say that alcohol or medicine Do not Appear to be An factor Inside the crash, although the investigation is ongoing.
The southbound lanes of the freeway have been closed for about 4 hours whereas officials cleared The world.
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Replace (10:30 a.m.) – The southbound lanes of Hwy 101 have reopened after an overturned huge rig blocked visitors.
The closure was lifted earlier than 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Initially, officials had estimated the closure would final two hours, However it finaled over 4 hours.
Replace: All lanes of southbound US 101 At the second are open Inside the Buellton space of Santa Barbara County following a visitors incident involving An monumental-rig truck early this morning.@CaltransD5 https://t.co/5Z8VowfT1J
— Jim Shivers (@PIOJimShivers) November 16, 2021
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(6:49 a.m.) – An overturned huge rig has blocked the southbound lanes of Highway 101 from south of Santa Rosa Road in Buellton.
Vacationers are directed To make the most of The center divided to move the incident.
Caltrans said they anticipate the freeway to re-open in two hours.
