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2 injured after car rear-ends box truck on westbound I-80 in Fairfield

A Jeep crashed into the back of a box truck that was disabled on the shoulder.
Credit: Fairfield Fire Department

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Two people were taken to a hospital after being injured in a crash on westbound I-80 in Fairfield on Wednesday.

The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle crash near the Suisun Valley Road off-ramp. A Jeep crashed into the back of a box truck that was disabled on the shoulder.

One person was extricated from the vehicle and was taken to a trauma center with moderate injuries. A second person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

The fire department said when there is a disabled vehicle on the road, drivers are required by law to slow down to 45 mph or move over a lane if possible.

Credit: Fairfield Fire Department

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