A large truck pulling a Comet trailer full of red bell peppers
tipped over, losing its entire load of produce, after the driver
took the interchange between Highway 25 and northbound 101 at too
high of a speed Saturday morning, said Jaime Rios, spokesman of the
California Highway Patrol.
A large truck pulling a Comet trailer full of red bell peppers tipped over, losing its entire load of produce, after the driver took the interchange between Highway 25 and northbound 101 at too high of a speed Saturday morning, said Jaime Rios, spokesman of the California Highway Patrol.
The truck’s load was too full and when the driver, 49-year-old Ismael Gutierrez from Delano, took the turn and the trailer tipped over.
The spilled produce covered most of Highway 101’s right-hand lane, forcing the CHP to divert traffic through the left lane.
Rios did not know how long it took before all lanes in the area were opened up or if the entrance to Highway 101 from Highway 25 was blocked off, he said.
The truck, from Bakersfield, was in the process of delivering a load of bell peppers to an unknown location, Rios said.
The truck was the only vehicle involved in the incident and no injuries were reported, Rios said.
The driver was cited for having too large of a load for a truck of its size, Rios said.
