A California Highway Patrol Officer confers with a tow operator at the scene of a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Watsonville Wednesday.
The CHP said a male driver was traveling south on Highway 1 around noon in a Rialto recreational vehicle. As he approached Airport Boulevard, a tire blew out, causing the Rialto to swerve from the fast lane across the slow lane and crash through a guardrail before knocking over a tree and turning over on a steep hillside.Â
The 69-year-old Salinas man emerged with only minor bumps and scrapes. No other vehicles were involved. Southbound traffic backed up for miles for hours.
