2 injured in car crash at San Joaquin County construction zone

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT FIVE OPEN LANES FOR DRIVERS THIS MORNING AFTER CRASHES KEPT I-80 CLOSED FOR HOURS. THE DANGERS FIRST RESPONDERS DEALT WITH WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR DEBRIS. CAMP RESOLUTION PUT ON A DEADLINE WHAT THE CITY IS TELLING THOSE LIVING AT THE SELF-GOVERNED HOMELESS CAMP AND THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION HEADS INTO ITS SECOND DAY. WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S EXPECTED. AND THE BIG MOMENT FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS. ALSO, BACK TO SCHOOL FOR TWIN RIVERS, A MAJOR CHANGE STUDENTS WILL NOTICE ON THEIR WAY TO THE CLASSROOM. WE ARE STARTING, HOWEVER, WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT ON THE ROADS. WE’VE GOT A CRASH THAT HAS LEFT A CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED AND HAS CAUSED A MAJOR BACKUP. THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 1030 LAST NIGHT ON WESTBOUND INTERSTATE 205 NEAR EL RANCHO ROAD. HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A CAR BEING DRIVEN BY AN 18 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SONORA SUDDENLY CHANGED LANES IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HIT A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. 27 YEAR OLD WORKER WAS IN THE BUCKET OF THE VEHICLE AND SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES. IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ARE A FACTOR. ONLY ONE LANE HAS BEEN OPEN ALL MORNING DUE TO THIS INVESTIGATION. FOR MORE, LET’S GO TO BRIAN HICKEY AND THEY HAVE CANCELED THE SIGALERT FOR THAT AREA AND CALLED IN TOW TRUCKS TO THE SCENE. WE’RE STILL SEEING DELAYS WITH SPEEDS DOWN AROUND 22MPH. AS YOU COME FROM I-5 OVER ONTO 205. YOU SEE THE DELAYS THERE? EL RANCHO RIGHT HERE. AND ONCE YOU GET PAST THAT, SPEEDS ARE BACK UP TO NORMAL ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TRACY TRIANGLE UNTIL YOU GET OVER TO THE MERGER WITH 580. SO STILL SEEING SOME LINGERING DELAYS IN THAT AREA, BUT THEY ARE WORKING TO CLEAR THAT SCENE NOW AS THEY WRAPPED UP THE INVESTIGATION THERE. 29 MINUTES ON 205 WESTBOUND FROM I-5 TO 585, 80 AT 22 MINUTES OVER THE ALTAMONT PASS AND THEN 99 OUT OF MODESTO TO MANTECA, 12 MINUTES THERE AND MINOR DELAYS ON 120. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THROUGH STOCKTON, NO OTHER PROBLEMS ON FIVE AND 99 AS WE WORK OUR WAY UP TOWARDS SACRAMENTO. NO ISSUES OUT OF ELK GROVE. HERE’S A LOOK AT INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD FOR THOSE OF YOU HEADING OUT ONTO THE CAUSEWAY. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION, AND WE’RE SEEING NO DELAYS ON 80 ALL THE WAY IN FROM ROSEVILLE OUT TO THE CAUSEWAY. HIGHWAY 50 ALSO CLEAR FROM FOLSOM FOR TRAVEL TIMES. WE’VE GOT NINE MINUTES OUT OF ROSEVILLE FROM 65 DOWN TO THE SPLIT. 14 MINUTE RIDE FROM FOLSOM TO DOWNTOWN ON HIGHWAY 1

2 injured in car crash at San Joaquin County construction zone

Updated: 5:19 AM PDT Aug 20, 2024

Two people were injured in a car crash Monday night in San Joaquin County, California Highway Patrol said. CHP was dispatched around 10:30 p.m. to westbound Interstate 205 near El Rancho Road. A car while changing lanes collided with a bucket truck parked in an active construction zone.A worker inside the truck was taken to a nearby hospital with major injuries, CHP said. The car’s driver was also taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have contributed to the crash. See our live traffic map for updates.This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

TRACY, Calif. —

Two people were injured in a car crash Monday night in San Joaquin County, California Highway Patrol said.

CHP was dispatched around 10:30 p.m. to westbound Interstate 205 near El Rancho Road. A car while changing lanes collided with a bucket truck parked in an active construction zone.

A worker inside the truck was taken to a nearby hospital with major injuries, CHP said. The car’s driver was also taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.

Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have contributed to the crash.

See our live traffic map for updates.

This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.

If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

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