SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - A helicopter has crashed on a busy
California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital
and snarling traffic.
The California Highway Patrol says the helicopter landed
upside-down onto Highway 101 shortly after 6 a.m. Friday. The crash
happened near Salinas Municipal Airport.
CHP spokeswoman Officer A. Paulson says the pilot was able to
walk away from the wreck but complained of pain. He's been taken to
the hospital for evaluation.
No one else was on board.
The pilot told authorities that he had been towing water, which
spilled onto the road.
The helicopter remains in southbound lanes of the highway,
blocking traffic as the Labor Day weekend approaches. Paulson says
one southbound lane reopened around 7:45 a.m. Friday.
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