LAKE COUNTY — On Tuesday at approximately 2:35 p.m. Holden King, 20, of Ukiah was driving a 1998 Ford truck tractor towing a Budweiser delivery trailer northbound on Highway 29 north of Mockingbird Lane at approximately 55 mph when he fell asleep at the wheel, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). This allowed the truck to drift off the roadway and clip the Robinson Creek Bridge abutment. The vehicle continued northbound up an embankment and struck a power line support pole. The truck and trailer came to rest blocking the northbound lane. Phone lines were across both lanes. Highway 29 was closed in both directions for approximately 90 minutes. King was trapped in the truck and had to be extricated. He was transported by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with a possible left leg fracture, ruptured spleen and lacerations to his left leg. The crash is under investigation by Officer E. Paarsch.
