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Accident Snarls Morning Commute Traffic Hwy 49

Posted: Jan. 23, 2020 2:07 PM PST

Commute traffic on Highway 49 between Grass Valley and Auburn was hit with a major backup Thursday morning, because of a two-vehicle accident. CHP Officer Mike Steele says it happened on the passing lane of a two-lane northbound stretch of the highway, just south of Lime Kiln Road, at around 6:40…

click to listen to Officer Steele

Steele says that caused Pritchard to drive the pickup about 50 feet down an embankment. He says it took over two hours to clear the accident, due to bringing the vehicle back up to the road…

click to listen to Officer Steele

But Steele says there were no injuries from the crash.

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