{"id":179993,"date":"2026-02-16T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179993\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:00:13","slug":"semi-truck-tips-at-sr-71-91-onramp-leaving-traffic-at-a-standstill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179993\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi-Truck Tips At SR-71, 91 Onramp, Leaving Traffic At A Standstill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CORONA, CA \u2014 An overturned big rig on the southbound transition from the Corona (71) Expressway to the Riverside (91) Freeway in west Corona Thursday, injured the driver and prompted a closure of the connector.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after 10:30 a.m., witnesses reported the crash where a trucker apparently lost control in the slow lane, causing the tractor-trailer to roll onto its side, coming to rest on the dirt shoulder, according to the California Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>No other vehicles were involved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/33%C2%B053&#039;07.5%22N+117%C2%B038&#039;40.1%22W\/@33.8892623,-117.6503371,2290m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d33.885425!4d-117.644475!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"22887534-1770928970\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot 2026-02-12 at 12.42.41\u202fPM.png\" data- \/><\/a>Google Map Photo <\/p>\n<p>According to the Corona Fire Department, the trucker was able to self-extricate prior to Corona Fire Department crews reaching the location. &#8220;(The driver) suffered unspecified minor injuries and was taken to Chino Valley Medical Center for treatment, according to CHP dispatch.<\/p>\n<p>A subsequent diesel spill, along with other fluids onto the 71, requiring a hazardous materials cleanup, according to reports from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Officers completely shut down the transition shortly after 11 a.m., snarling traffic through the area. <\/p>\n<p>A two hour SigAlert was issued, allowing tow trucks to raise the semi-truck onto its wheels. That work was expected to conclude by 2 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>There was no word on what the truck was carrying. <\/p>\n<p>Drivers should seek alternative routes if at all possible during this incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CORONA, CA \u2014 An overturned big rig on the southbound transition from the Corona (71) Expressway to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-179993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}