Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Ortega Highway Crash Reported At County Line

CHP reported the westbound lane was blocked, but as of 12:23 p.m. all lanes were open.

UPDATE AT 12:39 p.m.: A two-vehicle crash on the Ortega Highway caused headaches for late-morning commuters.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash was reported just west of the county line shortly after 11 a.m.

CHP reported the westbound lane was blocked, but as of 12:23 p.m. all lanes were open.

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No injuries were reported, but a guardrail was damaged and was sticking out into westbound traffic.


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