2010-04-29 / Around the County

Crash snarls traffic near fairgrounds


A FRIDAY AFTERNOON CRASH SLOWED TRAFFIC NEAR THE MARIPOSA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER CHRIS MICHAEL, 51-YEAR-OLD STEVEN KURYLA OF MARIPOSA WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 49 WHEN HE FAILED TO NOTICE A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, LOST CONTROL AND JACKKNIFED HIS TRUCK AND THE TRAILER HE WAS PULLING. HE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN C. FREMONT HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN. HIS 12-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. GAZETTE PHOTO BY JILL BALLINGER A FRIDAY AFTERNOON CRASH SLOWED TRAFFIC NEAR THE MARIPOSA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER CHRIS MICHAEL, 51-YEAR-OLD STEVEN KURYLA OF MARIPOSA WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 49 WHEN HE FAILED TO NOTICE A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, LOST CONTROL AND JACKKNIFED HIS TRUCK AND THE TRAILER HE WAS PULLING. HE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN C. FREMONT HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN. HIS 12-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. GAZETTE PHOTO BY JILL BALLINGER

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