14 car pile-up sends 1 to hospital and closes Highway 88 for three hours

A series of five collisions occurred on Highway 88 on the morning of Saturday, February 6, 2016 near the Kirkwood Inn, injuring two and sending one to the hospital.

The collisions were caused by multiple drivers traveling at unsafe speeds for the conditions and following too close to other vehicles according to the California Highway Patrol.

"Slow and Steady Wins the Race couldn't be more true this Saturday morning," the South Lake Tahoe office of the California Highway Patrol said in a statement. "You can't be the first on the mountain if you don't make it there."

14 vehicles were involved in the accidents which occurred around 9:15 a.m. on a stretch of Highway 88 between the Kirkwood Inn and Caples Lakes known as "Icebox" over a short period of time.

The cars ended up with minor to major vehicular damage. Two of the involved parties received minor injuries with only one of those parties requiring medical transport to a local hospital.

Highway 88 was closed until 12:11 p.m. to clear out the area. Multiple tow companies from South Lake Tahoe and Amador County were needed to separate the multiple roll-over vehicles that fused together during the incident.