Truck Driver Transporting Crabs Lost Consciousness

The driver of a big rig involved in a on Dec. 9 was sent to Stanford Hospital after losing consciousness, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The truck rented by seafood distributor Wild Planet Foods was transporting crabs when it hit a vehicle that was reportedly traveling at 35 miles per hour, according to the incident report. The accident was reported at 10:43 p.m.

Crabs spilled on the roadway as a result of the accident, but according to the incident report, "it doesn't look like a lot — there were a few crabs on the road but it was not major," Highway Patrol spokesperson Art Montiel said.

Half Moon Bay firemen from the Coastside Fire Protection District cleaned up at the scene, according to Montiel.

Montiel said the driver of the big rig also complained of back pain after the collision, but is doing "okay."

Montiel said that though the report did not state whether the driver of the truck lost consciousness before the crash, there was nothing in the incident report to indicate that he was not conscious before the collision.

The accident took place when the driver of the smaller vehicle drove off the highway into a telephone pole instead of turning, according to incident reports.

"The driver [of the smaller vehicle] said that someone cut him off and that's why there was a crash, but without a witness, we cited the driver for failing to turn and going off the road into a telephone pole before the big truck overturned," Montiel said.

The driver also hit a wooden metal sign, according to Montiel.

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