Wet Roads Blamed for Multiple Crashes

January 23, 2012 - According to reports wet roads have been blamed for multiple Monday accidents in the Brea area.

According to Fullerton Police Lt. Lorraine Jones there were multiple Monday morning accidents in the county due to wet roads. A 12:30 a.m. crash involving a BMW crashed into the center divider on Bastanchury Road in the vicinity west of State College Boulevard. Firefighters had to cut off the driver’s side door of the vehicle in order to extract the driver that was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

California Highway Patrol Officer R. Gonzalez said at approximately 7:10 a.m. there were reports of two separate accidents in the vicinity north of Tonner Canyon Road. One report was the driver of a Honda Accord that slid causing the vehicle to go up an embankment and rollover. The second accident involved a Ford Escape that crashed on Brea Canyon Road. CHP officer Gonzalez said both drivers were traveling to fast for roadway conditions.

According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 10:30 a.m. a collision occurred on I-5 involving a big rig and two vehicles in the northbound lanes. The crash blocked the No. 3,4 and 5 lanes of the freeway.