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Jackknifed big rig causes traffic mess on NB I-238 near San Leandro after driver falls asleep: CHP
A jackknifed big rig with its axle ripped off is blocking lanes on the connector between I-238 and I-880 in the East Bay after CHP says the driver fell asleep and crashed into a sand barrel, but there were no injuries. The backup stretched for miles.
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A jackknifed big rig with its axle ripped off is blocking lanes on the connector between I-238 and I-880 in the East Bay after CHP says the driver fell asleep and crashed into a sand barrel, but there were no injuries. The backup stretched for miles.
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According to ABC7 Bay Area’s linked report, Jackknifed big rig causes traffic mess on NB I-238 near San Leandro after driver falls asleep: CHP, A jackknifed big rig with its axle ripped off is blocking lanes on the connector between I-238 and I-880 in the East Bay after CHP says the driver fell asleep and crashed into a sand barrel, but there were no injuries. The backup stretched for miles.
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