“We are able to’t make these things up.” “THIS CAN’T BE REAL!” “There isn’t any excuse.”
These are simply a few of the issues the California Freeway Patrol within the Central Valley has needed to say just lately after a number of drivers ignored highway closure indicators and ended up crashing into a large gap in a washed-out stretch of roadway.
The CHP’s Tracy workplace took to social media this previous week to share at the very least two cases of drivers ignoring the closure indicators on Kasson Highway exterior of Tracy and driving straight into the crater.
Within the second occasion, reported final Saturday, the motive force was issued a quotation. It is unclear if the motive force within the first occasion, reported final Thursday, was cited.
The CHP didn’t say if anybody was injured within the crashes.
“‘ROAD CLOSED’ indicators and barricades are strategically positioned in your security,” the CHP wrote on social media. “DO NOT drive previous a highway closure. For those who come throughout a highway closure, flip round, and discover a completely different route.”
The CHP mentioned a compromised retention pond precipitated the stretch of Kasson Highway between Durham Ferry Highway and the doorway to the San Joaquin River Membership to erode. That portion of roadway finally collapsed in the course of January.
It is unclear when the roadway will reopen. The CHP mentioned it is going to be a long-term closure.