Big rig hauling cheese overturns on Highway 101 in Santa Rosa

No major injuries were reported in the crash. Traffic merging onto the freeway from Highway 12 was mostly affected.|
COLIN ATAGI
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

An overturned big rig slowed traffic Friday afternoon near southbound Highway 101 in Santa Rosa.

The crash was reported about 1:30 p.m. just south of the Highway 12 interchange, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The vehicle, which carried 14,000 pounds of cheese, fell onto its side and destroyed a guardrail.

The driver got out of the big rig and communicated with CHP officers at the scene.

As of 2 p.m., the crash was mostly blocking traffic merging from Highway 12 onto Highway 101, and there was no immediate estimate on when the scene would be cleared.

You can reach Staff Writer Colin Atagi at colin.atagi@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @colin_atagi

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