CHP: Passenger suffers major injuries after being ejected in Highway 101 crash

UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol says the driver of the truck involved in a rollover crash on Highway 101 has been arrested.

Charges are pending, however during the preliminary investigation the CHP told KION alcohol is believed to have been a factor in this crash.

A passenger of the truck was ejected from the vehicle and landed over a wall and into the backyard of a nearby home.

The CHP says that passenger suffered major injuries that they don’t believe to be life-threatening.

It started around 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday when a Dodge Ram rear-ended a car, lost control and rolled off the side of Highway 101.

The CHP says the people in the car that was rear-ended suffered minor injuries.

They would not identify the passenger and driver of the truck, but did say they are Salinas residents.

ORIGINAL STORY:

One person was ejected from a truck during a rollover crash on Highway 101 in Salinas, Wednesday night. That person’s injuries have not been released.

California Highway Patrol tells KION that at around 5:10 p.m. a Dodge Ram truck was heading north on 101 near Boronda Road when it rear-ended the car in front. The truck lost control and rolled. The passenger was ejected and landed over the wall on the east side of the highway.

Beer bottles and cans were seen in and around the truck. CHP says alcohol is believed to be a factor.

No information has been released about the injuries to the people in the truck. The driver and passenger in the car that was hit are ok with one person complaining of minor pain.

The right lane of northbound Highway 101 was closed during the initial response.