More than two inches of rain falls on Hollister by Wednesday
a.m.
There were no major accidents in the county during the rain
storm that began early Tuesday morning, though authorities reported
there were many minor accidents on local highways, mostly involving
spin-outs and property damage only.
More than two inches of rain falls on Hollister by Wednesday a.m.
There were no major accidents in the county during the rain storm that began early Tuesday morning, though authorities reported there were many minor accidents on local highways, mostly involving spin-outs and property damage only.
The storm had dropped 2.3 inches of rain in Hollister as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
A California Highway Patrol officer reported that most of the accidents were on Hwy. 101 between Gilroy and San Jose and there had been only two injury accidents, both minor.
Rain started falling Tuesday morning between 1 a.m. or 2 a.m. and continued through the day, tapering off into showers by Wednesday.
Officials from the Hollister Police Department and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office said there also were no major accidents in Hollister or on San Benito County’s other roads as a result of the rain. The only incident was a driver stuck in the mud near Gabilan Hills School on Santa Ana Road around 2 p.m., Hollister Sgt. David Westrick said.
During such a storm, Westrick said Hollister police recommend driving with headlights on, giving more time for commuting, driving slowly and cautiously, not using cell phones and using windshield wipers.
Undersheriff Pat Turturici also reported no accidents due to the rain.
“Not yet – it’s been pretty quiet thus far,” he said Tuesday afternoon. “(There have been) no major accidents at this point and no major problems thus far.”
The Gilroy CHP office advised that there were “several spots” with standing water to be aware of and officers on the road who are keeping speeds down.
Parts of South San Benito County were without electricity for most of Tuesday, but the lights stayed on in town.
