Onramp oil spill causes slippery roads, no serious crashes

A small oil spill on a busy freeway onramp today caused a handful of vehicles to slip and slide, but no serious crashes or injuries were reported.

However, one vehicle did hit a guardrail on the Friars Road onramp to the northbound Interstate 15 before the California Highway Patrol closed one lane for clean-up.

The spill was the result of an unrelated auto accident in which oil was “dragged into the roadway” about 1:20 p.m., according to CHP Sgt. Fred Hartman.

The right turn lane to the onramp was briefly shut down while Caltrans workers cleaned up the spill, Hartman said.

This story was written and edited by City News Service.

Tags: California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, Fred Hartman, Friars Road onramp, northbound Interstate 15, oil spill, SDNN

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