Update 4:47 p.m.: the California Highway Patrol has opened one lane at the scene of the accident.
Original posting:
Anyone traveling east on Highway 80 through Dixon might want to take an alternate route. Traffic is snarled due to an accident at Highway 80 at Midway Road.
The highway is shut down about have a mile before the eastbound Midway Road exit. Initial reports indicate that subjects are trapped inside one of the vehicles involved and that the accident is a possible result of a pursuit.
The accident was reported at 3:47 p.m. We will continue to update the story once we know more.
In related news, Highway 113 is shut down at Hawkins road due to a traffic accident.
From the CHP Traffic incident page:
Detail Information
5:26 PM21[63] TMT 1097 [Shared]
5:18 PM20[62] 1039 DOTCC [Shared]5:18 PM19[61] 22-S7 2,3 LNS NOW OPEN [Shared]
5:12 PM18[60] 1039 VACA PD THEY ARE TAKING MEASUREMENTS // 1039 22-L2 [Shared]
5:12 PM17[59] PER 22-86 VIS OF VACA TRFC UNIT W/LEISURE TOWN OFR SHUT DWN // EB TRFC PLOT ASC WHY SHUT DWN [Shared]
4:53 PM16[57] 1039 AIROPS // AIR JUST LANDING WILL CHECK W/CREW [Shared]
4:52 PM15[56] 1039 TO AIR, JUST LANDING, WILL ADVISE , VACA PD CPZ ALL [Shared]
4:46 PM14[54] A22-085 RIGH LN IS OPEN [Shared]
4:44 PM13[53] PTY ADVSNG VEHS GOING WW and HEADING DOWN THE MERIDIAN ONR TO EXIT FWY [Shared]
4:39 PM12[52] 1039 DOTCC [Shared]
4:38 PM11[51] 22-S7 #3 LN OPEN [Shared]
4:12 PM10[42] 1039 DOTCC [Shared]
4:11 PM9[41] 22-S7 RDWY BLOCKED FOR ANOTHER 30MINS / 22-85 WILL HANDLE TC / VACA PD WILL HANDLE SHOOTING FARTHER WEST EB ON FWY [Shared]
4:10 PM8[40] 1039 TMT [Shared]
4:07 PM7[39] 1039 DOTCC [Shared]4:06 PM6[37] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT***EB 580 JWO MIDWAY ALL LANES SGUT DOWN DUE TO POLICE ACTIVITY*** [Shared]
4:04 PM5[34] 1039 DOTCC LINE 30 [Shared]
4:02 PM4[33] 22-S7 VACA PD HAS 2 1185'S AND H32 IS 1097 [Shared]3:56 PM3[6] [25] PER H32 EB 80 JEO MERIDIAN 1,2,3 LNS BLOCKED LOOKS LIKE 2 VEH TC [Shared]
3:54 PM2[13] [18] 1039 DOTCC[Shared]
3:54 PM1[14] [17] [Notification] [CHP]-NEED LN 1-2 SHUT DOWN [Shared]Unit Information4:01 PM2Unit Assigned4:06 PM1Unit At Scene
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