A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS KEPT TRAFFIC BACKED UP ON HIGHWAY 1 FOR SEVERAL HOURS YESTERDAY. THE MAJORITY OCCURRED BETWEEN 11 A-M AND 3 P-M, AND TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE STATE PARK DRIVE AND FREEDOM BOULEVARD EXITS IN APTOS. 1 INJURY WAS REPORTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2- VEHICLE CRASH THAT TOOK PLACE AROUND 1 P-M. THE CAUSES OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON’S ACCIDENTS ARE STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.