An occupant is trapped inside a vehicle following a collision on Highway 101 south of Hopland on this evening, Monday, September 16, 2024, after the vehicle caught fire and nearby vegetation briefly ignited.
Scanner traffic indicates the crash, which occurred around 7:26 p.m. off of the southbound lane north of the Commisky Station exit, resulted in one individual suffering moderate to major injuries. Emergency responders are working to free the trapped person while an air ambulance was requested to transport them to a nearby hospital.
The fire, which spread to surrounding vegetation, was extinguished using fire extinguishers before it could spread further. The #2 lane is closed as a result.
UPDATE 8:01 p.m.: Scanner traffic indicates the occupant has been successfully extricated from the vehicle and will be ground transported to Santa Rosa Memorial. As a result, the Incident Commander canceled the air medic.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
This driver almost hit my wife, she had to get out of the way quickly. Driving recklessly and speeding making unsafe passing of cars then wrecked. Hope Law Enforcement did a blood check … He made my wife run off the highway and almost got into her own accident…..
Where was the driver coming from?
Was the driver coming from Ukiah or hopland ? Where did your wife say she saw the driver?