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Another Accident Snarls Hwy 49 Traffic

Posted: Dec. 8, 2015 5:38 PM PST

A major traffic snarl, following a two-vehicle accident on Highway 49 at Alta Sierra Drive at around 9 Tuesday morning. CHP Officer Greg Tassone says 47-year-old Hilda Barragan of Grass Valley was heading northbound in her car, approaching the intersection…

click to listen to Officer Tassone

The driver of the suburban, 30-year-old Eric Ryan, also from Grass Valley, was struck broadside by Barragan’s car…

click to listen to Officer Tassone

Tassone says Ryan had minor injuries and Barragan was not injured. The highway was closed in both directions for around 10 to 15 minutes, followed by one-way control traffic for less than an hour.

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