SPILLS CLOSE BOTH SIDES OF 14 FREEWAY; METHANOL, LARD DUMPED DURING MORNING COMMUTE.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer Spills early Monday on both sides of 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. caused several crashes on the northbound lanes and the closure of southbound lanes, backing up traffic for miles. The first spill was reported at 4:23 a.m. on the southbound connector to the southbound Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. . Driver Susan Ann Dekker, 35, of Newhall was traveling with 6-year-old Blair Goodrick and 8-year-old Beau Goodrick in a Chevrolet Suburban This article is about a type of vehicle. For other uses, see Suburb. The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced hauling a motorcycle trailer Motorcycle trailer is a term used to describe a trailer used either to carry motorcycles or to be pulled behind a motorcycle in order to carry additional gear. For carrying motorcycles Motorcycle carrying trailers may be open or enclosed. when she lost control of the vehicle and it jackknifed. The trailer, carrying methanol, overturned and dumped about 15 gallons of the motorcycle fuel onto the lanes of the connector to the southbound I-5, said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Nemback. The lanes were closed for four hours for cleanup, and traffic was diverted to the truck bypass, Nemback said. Los Angeles County hazardous materials specialists inspected the location and cleared the road for use about 8:30 a.m., Nemback said. Dekker and her passengers were not injured, officials said. The second spill was reported at 6:29 a.m. on the northbound Antelope Valley Freeway, between San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the and Golden Valley Road, and prompted the closure of the No. 3 lane for more than four hours. A box truck carrying more than 30,000 pounds of lard leaked along a two-mile stretch of road until CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Richard Cheever stopped the driver, Nemback said. A 1999 Toyota 4Runner traveling behind the truck spun out, leaving driver Rafael Hererra, 38, of Canyon Country, with minor injuries. Hererra, who suffered from minor bruises, chose to seek medical attention on his own, officials said. The entire roadway was reopened at 10:43 a.m., said CHP Officer Rosa Ray. |
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