Update: Collision At Busy Sonora Intersection Impacting Traffic
Update 4:25 p.m.: The CHP reports that the stoplights at the intersection of Mono Way and Highway 108 are working once again. They were knocked out after a pickup smashed into the light signal control box and the traffic light pole. Further details on the wreck can be viewed below.
Original post at 12:50 p.m.: Sonora, CA – Traffic is currently impacted on Mono Way and the Highway 108 intersection after an early morning crash in Sonora.
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s officials relay that a “deputy drove up on a traffic collision and saw a truck that had crashed into a traffic light pole and also struck the light signal control box.”
Sheriff’s officials shared that, due to the crash, the traffic signal lights at the intersection are out. They added that no estimated time has been given for when the lights will be repaired. Motorists are asked to slow down and use caution when driving through the area.
The unidentified pickup driver involved in the collision was taken by ambulance to Adventist Health Sonora for treatment. No additional details on that person’s condition were disclosed.
