JUST AFTER 8:30 P.M. LAST NIGHT, A VEHICLE HIT A POWER POLE ALONGSIDE HIGHWAY 101 (SOUTH OF SALINAS). THAT AFTER THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT the WHEEL. THE CRASH OCCURRED NEAR ABBOTT STREET. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS REPORTEDLY DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT (THE ENGINE BROKE LOOSE AND LANDED IN THE ROADWAY), THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE THEIR INJURIES. THE ROADWAY RE-OPENED ABOUT AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF LATER.
