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Two women injured in semi-truck crash in San Ardo

SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Two people are injured after a semi-truck crash on Highway 101 near San Ardo.

According to California Highway Patrol, the crash happened right before 6 a.m. when the 64-year-old driver of a Freightliner was traveling northbound on Highway 101.

For reasons under investigation, the truck drove through the median ad began traveling the wrong way,

A Buick driven by 47-year-old woman with two passengers hit the truck head on.

The two passengers, a 45-year-old and 75-year-old woman respectively, suffer majored injuries.

Both were transported to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas for treatment.

The southbound lanes of Highway 101 near San Ardo were closed breifly before being reopened.

Semi-truck crash closes southbound 101 near San Ardo

A crash on Highway 101 has caused a closure near San Ardo due to a semi-truck.

According to CHP, preliminary reports say the big rig crossed the wrong lane, causing an accident. Multiple vehicles are involved, but the exact number is not known.

Those driving southbound will be diverted via the Lockwood exit on 101 before returning to San Ardo.

Northbound traffic is unaffected by the closure.

This is a developing story.

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Sergio Berrueta

Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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