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Written by George Gale
Monday, 07 August 2006
(THE C H P GETS SOME HELP)…THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WAS INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF MOUNTAIN SPRINGS GRADE, ON INTERSTATE 8 SATURDAY, AND TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP. THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A TURNED OVER TRAILER FROM A BIG RIG, SPILLING ITS LOAD OF TOMATOES. NOBODY WAS INJURED, BUT THERE WAS A MESS TO CLEAN-UP. MOTORISTS REPORTEDLY ASSISTED THE CHP IN PUSHING THE RIG OUT OF THE WAY, CLEARING ONE OF THE LANES FOR TRAFFIC, AND SEVERAL OTHERS ASSISTED IN PICKING UP TOMATOES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND 9:30 SATURDAY MORNING. BY 11:45 THE AREA WAS OPEN TO THRU TRAFFIC.