Update: Highway 4 Traffic Alert In Calaveras County
Update at 3:50 p.m.: The CHP reports the semi wreckage has been cleared from Highway 4 near the Pool Station Road intersection between Copperopolis and Angels Camp in Calaveras County, and traffic is moving freely once again. Further details on the crash can be viewed below.
Update at 1:30 p.m.: Highway 4 remains blocked by a big rig crash near the Pool Station Road intersection between Copperopolis and Angels Camp in Calaveras County around 11:30 a.m. The CHP has shut down the roadway due to the truck overturning and stretching across the roadway. Officers continue to turn around traffic, with the CHP relaying that the detours are through Valley Springs using Milton Road or Sonora using O’Byrnes Ferry Road and Highway 49 in Angels Camp. No estimated time for the highway to reopen has been released. The CHP is asking motorists to avoid the area if possible. The CHP reports no injuries in this wreck.
Original post at 11:49 a.m.: Calaveras County, CA – Motorists may want to avoid Highway 4 near the Pool Station Road intersection between Copperopolis and Angels Camp in Calaveras County due to a big rig crash.
The CHP reports that a semi has overturned and is blocking the entire roadway. Traffic is getting backed up in both directions, as officers are turning travelers around. The CHP is asking motorists to avoid the area if possible. There are no reported injuries in this wreck. An update will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.
