Traffic collision leads to 29-mile backup along 5 Freeway near Grapevine

Heavy traffic along the northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway near Grapevine has led to a 29-mile backup. trib.al/RZQ4oPt
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[@andrewmorales8985]

I drive Semi Trucks for a living and I travel over the Grapevine 4 times a week making deliveries from Northern California to Southern California and have seen many horrible accidents over the years. I picked up a 44,000 Pepsi load yesterday in Riverside, California and delivered it to Hayward, California this morning...thank God I traveled over the Grapevine at 1am and avoided this nightmare of traffic

[@favorita9184]

Thank you for sharing your experience, May God bless you and keep you safe 😊

[@f4jsh]

Thank you for what you do

[@collinhall9629]

I 😂 RDA 😊lol I’m

[@Lousasshol]

Smart

[@carolinamelara3093]

Glad and greatful your safe!!

[@kendallevans4079]

ANY incident on this stretch is a huge problem

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

it's like the pass coming into the SGV. there's no place to go, and no place to turn around. you're hooped.

[@howardb.6205]

The old *Ridge Route Road* went thorough there... There was once a time when they considered making California two states because of this stretch of road.

[@ZAKU-GD]

imaging have almost no gas left and stuck in the inside lanes. rip. I learned this the hardway. be safe and think ahaed before traveling on the highway!!

[@jeffalbillar7625]

That would be awful

[@hotroddreams3130]

And having to pee or go #2.

[@MadGunny]

@@hotroddreams3130 omg I didn’t even think of that! 💀 💀 so many people in that jam must have been dying to take a dump, that would be hell

[@toddburgess6792]

Oh I heard it through the grapevine Oh I'm just about to lose my mind

[@lloydchristmas1086]

CHP needs to come up with a new policy of removing accidents asap during rush hour. The other day a tiny accident on the 405 in LA took me about 2 hrs to go 5 miles. Its rediculous..

[@cowarddonnie-ji5yz]

Californians get their driving license in Cheetos package

[@lloydchristmas1086]

@@cowarddonnie-ji5yz Mommy let you on her computer?

[@cowarddonnie-ji5yz]

@@lloydchristmas1086 you mad?

[@susanbowman6652]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@cowarddonnie-ji5yzActually California has one of the lowest number of fatal vehicle accidents, per capita, than any US state. The highest is Mississippi, with almost three times the fatalities. Other states with the most fatal accidents are: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Kentucky Missouri Montana New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas

[@Papagiorgio153]

@@susanbowman6652 Did you really just type out, and list off "Some of the states with slightly more MVA fatalities per capita than California according to who knows where on the internet"? Funny, it also looks like you purposefully cherry picked 10 "red states" 😂. The key word there is "Per Capita" as the vast majority of California's population live in giant dystopian bee hives like LA, San Francisco, and San Diego and an extremely high percentage of those people don't drive, and rely on muh public transportation to get around. Those people count "Per Capita". All your little statistic digging did was show less Californians actually drive than the rest of the country. Not that Californians are inherently better at driving than everyone else, like you were hoping.

[@eugenefirebird8938]

I'm glad I chose not to travel for this T-giving. Those poor people out there must be very uncomfortable.

[@Wildchildinc]

Imagine being the one responsible for ruining a thanksgiving travel for thousands of strangers

[@Victic005]

Yeah. Jesus

[@anthonysears871]

Anyone traveling on a holiday is "btsht" crazy!

[@Phildeeznutz]

Most truckers have no choice.

[@Mike__B]

well maybe that high speed rail will get built soon and then there's an alternative ! lol

[@Gokugotenwannaplay]

Imagine being that selfish,it was a traffic accident be realistic

[@MrCoolProjects]

Ouch! My prayers for the drivers. Traffic jams can really challenge your mental health😅

[@franksnyder1038]

Son you're gonna drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod Lincoln.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I love that song

[@Mac-ix4qp]

LA is an Interesting place to live, but I would not be heading out on any freeway this time of year.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I was just on the 5 in Orange County and it was business as usual, thank God

[@edmorse3529]

Absolutely pathetic!! That accident happened this morning No Cal Trans present at the time I passed. Unbelievable

[@Retr0racin]

maybey they were stuck behind you in traffic

[@dudeonbike800]

What's pathetic is the every day behavior seen on California freeways, highways and streets. As long as drivers feel driving is a right, something entitled to them all, we'll see irresponsible behavior behind the wheel. Plus, look at all the "fake plates" cars weaving in and out of traffic all the time. Crashes waiting to happen - and it did! Oh and then there are even the "responsible" drivers who are actually driving nice, registered, licensed and insured vehicles. They can't possibly be bothered to stay off the phone. They all justify their behavior because they're "good drivers with really, really important jobs" or whatever they say to rationalize endangering hundreds as they drive distracted.

[@Retr0racin]

@@dudeonbike800 it's not just California it's just as bad up here in Washington state.

[@susanbowman6652]

@@dudeonbike800California has one of the lowest rates of fatal car accidents per capita than any of the 50 states. Mississippi has the highest rate, with almost three times the fatalities per capita.

[@KB-kp2oz]

​@@dudeonbike800yeah. You're so intelligent and brave. Only California has crashes. 100%

[@truegret7778]

Why didn't Sky 5 fly to the wreck, you know, the cause of the backup.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

Dad, a lifelong mechanic, blew up his RV on this stretch in the eighties. Made the news, too. Propane tank blew. The RV was one of those fibreglass full stroke with the driver console. Once it had a wiring issues and was just never the same. Stuff happens: there wasn't ANYTHING dad couldn't fix, but this time was just the fate.

[@trailmonstah1892]

Your dad ruined a holiday for thousands of people 😂

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

@@trailmonstah1892 burnt up my air rifle , too. bad dad. 1,000,000 miles of muskeg, class one, and equipment driving and when he screwed up, he REALLY screwed up. got out and 40 seconds later the propane blew.

[@starmaster191]

was it a motorhome?

[@HD24680]

@@emdogg3411 No, but he is the first person to start “Burning Motorhome.” 😂😂😂

[@edtaylor6431]

There actually is an easier way take a B 14 North up through Lancaster and Palmdale and go into Mojave and catch the Tehachapi pass. Drop you right down in the Bakersfield

[@kendallevans4079]

Spooky way to go.....dark, alien abductions.....!

[@Jmorasandoval]

There were accidents there too

[@janetlewis7145]

58 is only 4 lanes, not 8 across the Tehachapis. Lots of truck traffic already. Bill

[@edtaylor6431]

@@janetlewis7145 No one said it would be a free, ride dude! But it’s up to you, if you’d rather sit in dead, stop traffic, rather than keep moving about it. Californians have always baffled me! One day they’ll learn how to drive.

[@janetlewis7145]

@@edtaylor6431 You are making a very big assumption here that 58 would be flowing good. Not always the case. It is only 2 lanes east and 2 lanes west. One jack knifed truck and 2 lanes going in the same direction are blocked. Much of it has a narrow divider. In other words there is no solution. Just live with it. Bill

[@damham5689]

In places like Germany and around Europe they airlift the injured out quickly, then they use trucks with cranes to quickly remove the wrecked vehicles. Even a bad accident can be removed in a short time and traffic can flow again. Here in the US is takes hours and hours just to get one lane of traffic open. 🤷

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

Well that is just a plain old load of crap! Good armchair quarterbacking however.

[@thebigmon]

Here in the U.S., if a fatality happens the road is closed off so that the authorities can figure out what the cause of the accident was. Sometimes it takes a while. I guess Europeans don’t care about that stuff. As far as helicopters, the U.S. does more air evacuations than all of Europe combined by a factor of 1000.

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

@@thebigmon Well said!

[@ImJustAfunBBQ_r]

Keep your Europe out of this. Let our authorities do their job….

[@georgechouldjian2595]

I heard it through the Grapevine.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

More "I herded through the grapevine". 😂

[@scott-gy6fe]

I have a weak bladder and nad iced tea habit. How do people deal with bathroom issues in cases like this?

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

Hold it. We were on a bus going over the Lions' Gate bridge and were stopped right in the middle: a suicide jumper was in the net directly below us. Of course, we'd all had our first coffee of the a.m.. The driver said no one gets off, police orders. the idea of sixty guys peeing out the window didn't escape us. The driver said: "if you do that, you'll be pissing on the jumpers head".

[@Mac-ix4qp]

Portable urinal with spill proof attachment and cap.

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

We take a plastic urinal with us on long trips. I have a little kit that women can use to convert any plastic bottle into a personal urinal. My husband and I both have small bladders and we are going to be making that trip in a couple weeks over the grapevine.

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

@@Mac-ix4qp🙌🏻 Yes, we have one. Got it on Amazon, lol. 😉

[@TrustyZ900]

Pee in a beer bottle and re- install cap.

[@user-dy5gy2rp6h]

Wow can you imagine being stuck in that nightmare and having to go to the bathroom really really bad 😖

[@billybrown7953]

LOL 😂, if you have a van or a camper you're good. 😂

[@user-dy5gy2rp6h]

@@billybrown7953 ... lol...lol....😸👍... that's why i recently switched to large SUV..... definitely comes in handy with All these insane biblical traffic - end of the world jams 👋💀

[@george.ptauner7767]

It's going to be pretty difficult going down the big hill for semi trucks with heavy loads surrounded by a bunch of cars! No room for making mistakes

[@bradleymanning3225]

Yup....Typical blame the CHP and Cal Trans..... not the drivers on the road

[@dextec49]

Praying for victims 😢. All the commuters hoping they get through this time. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🍽!

[@nedgrg6800]

Thank you 😢

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

It’s not the accidents that are the problem. It’s CHP’s response and clearance of the road. 29 miles is just bad.

[@pogules]

I was stuck in this mess, traveling from Gorman to the bottom of the mountain usually takes me as a trucker 20-30 minutes. Today i was there for almost 3 hours! Wasn't going to make it to my destination and had to shut down about an hour before my delivery.

[@nedgrg6800]

Sorry 😢

[@jordanvine2466]

it’s always the worst travel days that these knucklehead truck drivers have huge incidents. almost like they plan it ahead of time to ruin the roads. half these idiots just run their rigs ragged, and it’s usually going up or down the 4500 foot grapevine that breaks them. every damn time.

[@Mattthefarmer1]

I have driven that stretch of road 100 times. My dad would drive it a few times a year in the 50s. He called it the Ridge Route.

[@Eliyaaaahoooo]

If there is an apocalypse, everyone in LA is utterly doomed.

[@SundayCookingRemix]

But of course

[@fumrious]

That down-grade from Lebec to the north is a real challenge in heavy traffic. The grade is hard on the brakes for loaded big rigs and many passenger cars are oblivious to the issue. It’s best to avoid the right two lanes if you’re driving anything other than a commercial vehicle.

[@janetlewis7145]

I have known that for 50 years. Used to live in Bakersfield. Bill

[@bobfish3176]

Been there done that ! : (

[@bobvog7123]

CHP seems to punish commuters when there is an accident by shutting down the highway for hours. Why? Are they mad at us?

[@jayjaynella4539]

Yes. Cali public officials want to steal your TIME, the most important asset you have.

[@neckarsulme]

they just want the OT...so they will milk these incidents and make north of 200K a year

[@jeffalbillar7625]

​@@jayjaynella4539 It's California, not "Cali".

[@notsocrates9529]

lol, they do not care about you or how it affects you. This timeline feels like modern serfdom.

[@smo-guiver8315]

Whats funny is there was a wild fire a few years ago that caused Cal-Fire to shut down the freeway northbound but they managed to get pallets of water and supplies up there. Must have been quite a party they held while I had to take a 4 hour detour.

[@pberPSR]

happy thanksgiving!

[@moonshinefuel]

thank you this reporting changed my life

[@alt5z]

Damn. And the longest backup I've ever encountered up here in Alberta was 3 lanes and about a half mile long. Couldn't imagine something that long to be stuck in.

[@RB-jv6un]

And that would be roads, not toads.

[@shaunelijah2232]

I worked oil exploration (seismic) up in the far north part of the western provinces of your country for about 4 years in the early 1980s. Tough work but met some great folks up there...

[@kimlarge4077]

Imagine the people who have to pee or worse having a bubbling belly 😳.

[@jayjaynella4539]

Oooohhh I heard it through the grapevine.

[@wcolby]

The back up was caused by some dude doing 3 mph recording the crash for TikTok.

[@TESLA-fc6wm]

😕been there last summer,,2 hrs..gas almost run out..coming from Bakersfield.

[@BarnyDaddy]

Interstate 5 is NOT the grapevine. The Grapevine is a two land road that sometimes parallels I-5. Too much traffic on I-5, take the grapevine. You might like it.

[@johnpeter4184]

Motorcycle for the WIN!! 😎

[@milesdyson5211]

Police needs to change tactics and Policy for traffic accidents, this is ridicules, Then 9 out of 10 times you find that there was plenty of room for cars to pass to begin with

[@Jmorasandoval]

So it looks like the semis are the one always causing issues thru there.. i wonder why?

[@levistoner]

Right during rush hour the day before Thxgiving. Damn, SoCal traffic is some of the worst. Mountainous area means no easy way around either.

[@gjsoriano1]

That zoom is amazing

[@jimcar888]

All because someone was trying save a minute or two ended up wasting thousands of people's time.

[@tompsheridantsheridant7354]

**30 MILE BACK UP!!**

[@privatecitizenguy2640]

The problem with California traffic is the vindictiveness of California drivers.

[@susanbowman6652]

Well, vindictiveness seems to be working out just fine, since, as of Oct 2023, California has one of the lowest rates of accidents Carfax shared a list of the lowest and highest rates of auto accidents, according to its data; specifically to the number of accidents per 1000 registered drivers in each state. Highest rate of accidents per capita; Georgia Kentucky Louisiana South Carolina North Carolina Alabama Rhode Island New Jersey Indiana Tennessee California also has one of the lowest rates of vehicle accident fatalities per capita.

[@privatecitizenguy2640]

I drive around them all the time. They are vile and vindictive.

[@susanbowman6652]

@@privatecitizenguy2640 I understood you the first time. However, to broad-brush the entire state because of your personal experience is ignorant. What is it about your driving habits that cause perfect strangers to treat you as such? The nationwide trend seems to negate your comment. I guess it’s better to be in a state with ‘vindictive’ people rather than be in a state where you are up to three times more likely to be killed in a car crash. As of October, Mississippi had the highest rate of fatal vehicle accidents. Better being on the receiving end of rude driver behavior than dying in a red state vehicle crash.

[@thestone30080]

Bummer that’s bad and that’s the only freeway to go the Central Valley.

[@finchman1]

Yeah, it's the only direct route. Otherwise, it's SR-14 to SR-58 through Tehachapi.

[@thestone30080]

@@finchman1 I’ve taken that route before it’s brutal especially during the winter holidays.

[@benanglin1458]

Gotta wonder how many people were late for work, lost their jobs, missed medical appointments, etc. it only takes one f*ckup to cause tons of problems on an interstate.

[@BFRIZZLE909]

Why wouldn't it be easy... happy turkey day.

[@BartholomewHunt87]

Wonder how many truckers ran out of their federally mandated hours of service and had to shut down illegally on the side of the highway. Damned if you do, damned if you dont.

[@redd1th]

That corridor is cursed. 😂

[@philbalon6992]

Hello Mom ....... We’re gonna be a little bit late o.k . 😳

[@HappyHarryHardon]

I had to look up what holiday it was.

[@user-uv7nl8kz2o]

Oh, is that bad?

[@rd2dab]

Imagine wasting half of your life in traffic. Wake tf up humans!

[@brucewestoby]

Only 4 ways North...the 5( Grape Vine) the 15 ( Cajon Pass ) to desert, highway 1 along the shoreline or the 10 east to the desert. For holidays, bad weather you can sit for many hours. Evacuate? In a hurry...never able to happen.

[@janetlewis7145]

You forgot the 14.

[@preciadoalex123]

Dang tens of thousands are now late several hours to their destination...

[@zeke5491]

Unreal,glad I live in the country

[@seantyler7401]

Yikes. I’d skip thanksgiving 😮

[@Omar_Zazzle]

[@DiogenesOfCa]

We need better mass transit, one accident causing all of this is ridiculous.

[@jeffj2495]

How is that different from normal? Isn't most commuter traffic a parking lot everyday?

[@Victic005]

Oh damn. Why!!!

[@devilskitty5032]

no emergency lane in amerika...

[@junc3354]

dang., must be another one of those Swift Trucks again..

[@gsp49]

Is interstate 5 and the 5 freeway the same thing?

[@ragheadand420roll]

THEY VOTED FOR THIS

[@debraarthurs131]

I remember when the grapevine was only 2 lanes!

[@janetlewis7145]

I remember 2 lanes north and 2 lanes south and cross traffic. That is, no interchanges. Bill

[@ericligotke3542]

The state departments of transportation have agreements with the feds as to how many extra lanes can be open on any given day. This is what happens

[@stanstanlison5791]

Sucks for people driving up. Thankfully, I’m drunk at home 🥴

[@maxfrax333]

"freedom"? Lol! Yeah, look at all the "freedom" those cars have that are stuck in that traffic.

[@stanstanlison5791]

@@maxfrax333 wtf ? 🤨

[@maxfrax333]

@@stanstanlison5791 Lol! That definitely got posted to the wrong comment. Everyone stuck in that traffic should have been drunk at home like you were.

[@donarthiazi2443]

As much as I miss the beauty and weather of living on the Monterey Peninsula, I haven't for one second missed traveling to Shakeytown. Or driving out of it and having to use the Grapevine... or damn near any highway in Southern California for that matter.

[@comfeefort]

In the 1980's My friend got trapped there in freezing temperatures, when He turned on His defroster, it shattered his window.

[@chloegrl1366]

They need to put signs up 29 plus miles back b4 people get stuck in it or find a way to u turn people.

[@meowsparkles537]

Might as well pee or poop in your pants while sitting in that. Always be prepared wear Diapers when it comes to LA Holiday Traffic

[@maxfrax333]

Nightmare! I've gotten stuck on the Grapevine before - there is no way out or no way around it.

[@KB-kp2oz]

Go through Mojave. That's one way around. There is another. Nice.

[@maxfrax333]

@@KB-kp2oz I meant once you're on it, you're stuck.

[@HawkSea]

Put my truck tires to use.

[@denningmp37]

Horrible stretch of highway that combined with crappy drivers is no bueno

[@antonyadams1965]

It's on the Southbound side....Not the north.

[@karendevault3960]

Just think if those were all EV's...and not fully charged....One big mess

[@rmc310]

Well, at this point you'll be lucky to make it to your destination by Christmas

[@CounterSeal]

This is why we need HSR

[@millypoo7713]

I hope nobody ran out of gas ⛽️

[@TheCornBanana]

I understand why Kobe would use the chopper

[@christophermyers3758]

Guess some of those travelers should make it just in time for CHRISTMAS dinner?! 🤗🎄🍗

[@rickdavid1795]

I’m so happy I left California

[@michaelm4514]

This happened last year all the people going to Las Vegas for new years if I remember the holiday correctly.

[@danielcarlson800]

That Grapevine effects my ulcer!!!!!

[@Blackowl44]

Funny how there’s millions of people but not that many highways.

[@matt39581]

this is much better than a train because of all of the freedom

[@user-nq1hz9df6b]

Thats why airlines best way to go!!!!!

[@EvoSGooD]

I’d go around thru the 101 or thru onyx then lake Isabella

[@janetlewis7145]

178 through Onyx and down the Kern River is a mostly 2 lane windy road built in 1926. No passing, no shoulders. Bad idea. I know, I grew up in Bakersfield.

[@smallfootprint2961]

That road used to be horrible. It was like that or worse most of the time.

[@The_Quaalude]

Happy Thanksgiving broke boys 😄

[@eugeniovasquez3780]

The inconsiderate mofo who decided to drive wreckless ... find him.... but i bet its a her who was texting while driving

[@AMPProf]

WHY IS THERE NO TRAIN!

[@DTM45]

Texting and driving.

[@JustSayinStuff]

Happy thanksgiving 🎉

[@JuanDiaz-gv4fg]

The only people I feel sorry for is for those Truck drivers!!!!

[@pureevoix]

imagine being a tesla running out of range and having to call AAA, but the eta is 12hrs. lol

[@rocsocom3166]

That crazy. 29 miles. Ouch feel sorry those in traffic. Where the bath room? on a black Friday too.

[@KB-kp2oz]

It was on Wednesday. But sure bud

[@michaeldavila1711]

Saw that