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About 6:24 this morning, a white van carrying seven tanks of Nitrous Oxide went off eastbound Hwy 101 at mile marker 75.9 north of Laytonville and collided with the embankment, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Rick Fowler.
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The officer told us that the driver left the scene but made his way to the Leggett Fire station where he was subsequently arrested for a DUI.
“We have not have not found a business reason for them at this time,” said Fowler speaking about the tanks.
One way controlled traffic is in effect in the area until Mendocino County Health finishes their evaluation and the vehicle and its chemical contents can be removed from the crash site.
The van is off the side of the road and traffic is only slightly slowing through the area, according to Caltrans QuickMap.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
“Eastbound” 101 is confusing.
Officer Fowler may have accidentally inhaled nitrous…
Wooks gonna wook