TRAFFIC ALERT: Eastbound Hwy 37 Closed On Mare Island

NORTH BAY, CA - A big-rig jackknifed on eastbound state Highway 37 on Mare Island in Vallejo shortly after noon today, closing all eastbound lanes of the highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at about 12:05 p.m. near the Walnut Avenue off-ramp. Traffic was backed up for several miles and drivers were trying to drive past the scene on the right shoulder of eastbound Highway 37.

The CHP diverted traffic onto state Highway 121 but some drivers turned around and drove west on eastbound Highway 37, CHP officials said.

No other details about the crash were immediately available.

--Bay City News