COLLISION PRODUCES CONGESTION ON FREEWAY.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. that failed to stop for slower traffic triggered a nine-vehicle collision early Thursday that injured three motorists and backed up rush-hour traffic for two miles, officials said. Truck driver Edward Labrier, 44, of Pasadena was hauling two trailers southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. about 7:15 a.m. when his vehicle plowed into several others a mile south of Escondido Canyon. ``He wasn't able to stop in time and ended up pushing cars into each other,'' said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Robert Stegemann. ``What resulted was a chain reaction.'' Officials said Labrier was going 55 to 60 mph when his truck hit three cars, Stegemann said. Three other cars and two trucks were also involved. ``He either collided with them or pushed them into each other,'' said Stegemann. A 50-year-old Lancaster man and a 20-year-old Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Officials said they inspected Labrier's truck and found no mechanical problems. He was not cited. |
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