Crime & Safety
Highway 9 Traffic Snarled by Head-on Crash
The early morning crash has reduced the popular roadway to one lane Wednesday.
A head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a van snarled traffic on state Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County early this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported at 5:37 a.m. near Teilh Drive, and both lanes of traffic were closed for more than an hour.
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The southbound lane reopened around 6:55 a.m., and one-way traffic control was in effect.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation and the CHP has not yet released details about the extent of drivers' injuries.
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