Learning From The Misfortunes Of Others

I DID NOT KNOW this freeway entrance was slick when wet. I go through here ALL THE TIME. I will tell myself, 'SELF, REMEMBER!):

Southbound Interstate 5 is closed near Sacramento International Airport following a collision between a California Highway Patrol car and a big rig truck. The roadway was reopened at about 5 p.m.

The accident occurred shortly before 9 a.m., said CHP spokeswoman Lizz Dutton. The officer was responding to a report of an accident on Highway 99 and was entering I-5 from Airport Boulevard on the southbound onramp. The road was slick and the patrol car slid into the freeway's slow lane, into the path of the big rig truck.

Dutton said the truck driver attempted to brake but struck the side of the patrol vehicle. The collision sent the two vehicles into the center divider, where the big rig jackknifed.

Dutton said the officer was trapped in the patrol car for about 20 minutes before rescue crews were able to free him. He was taken to UC Davis Medical Center with broken bones. The driver of the truck was not injured.