California Highway Patrol officers review the scene of a semi truck crash near Upper Lake, Calif., on Monday, November 22, 2010. Photo by Gary McAuley.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A Monday morning crash involving a semi truck resulted in minor injuries for the driver and blocked a portion of Highway 20 for several hours.

The crash occurred at Mid Lake Road near Blue Lakes just before 8:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Northshore Fire Battalion Chief Pat Brown said the semi truck driver tried to dodge an animal on the highway and went into the embankment.

The CHP reported that the crash blocked the eastbound lane, with the westbound lane later reported to be blocked as well.

Brown said about 70 gallons of diesel was spilled as a result of the crash.

“We captured some of it but not all of it,” he said.

None of the diesel went into Blue Lakes; Brown said it stayed in a culvert area.

Brown said he and Northshore Fire Chief Jim Robbins responded to the scene, along with two medics and an engine.

Also responding were CHP and the Lake County Sheriff's Office, and Lake County Environmental Health, the CHP said.

Brown said Environmental Health actually took control of the scene along with CHP.

CHP said the roadway was fully reopened at 12:20 p.m.

Later in the day, at about 2 p.m., a FedEx truck carrying two people reportedly overturned on New Long Valley Road near Clearlake Oaks.

Brown said there were no injuries in that incident.

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The driver of the truck reportedly tried to dodge an animal on Highway 20 near Upper Lake, Calif., when he went into the embankment on the morning of Monday, November 22, 2010. Photo by Gary McAuley.