Holy guacamole! Cleanup crews dip into green mess after San Mateo avocado spill

It could have been the makings of a great party. All that was missing was the salsa, some limes and a rather huge bag of chips early Monday after a big-rig carrying 16,000 pounds of avocados overturned along northbound Highway 101 in San Mateo.

But likely no one was in the mood to celebrate when, hours later, the load of leathery fruit was still blocking three lanes of traffic on the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.