OAKLEY — Emergency personnel are responding to a major crash this morning that has caused one vehicle to overturn and another with occupants needing to be extricated, authorities said.
The collision was reported about 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of Laurel Road and Empire Avenue, the Contra Costa Fire District said. Rescue workers initially called for a helicopter to airlift at least one of the injured parties, but that request was hampered by fog in the area.
Further details were not immediately available.
Thank You to Robert Salonga for the information.
The collision was reported about 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of Laurel Road and Empire Avenue, the Contra Costa Fire District said. Rescue workers initially called for a helicopter to airlift at least one of the injured parties, but that request was hampered by fog in the area.
Further details were not immediately available.
Thank You to Robert Salonga for the information.
Update: The motorist, a 20-year-old Oakley resident, was taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance after a request for a helicopter was denied because of fog in the area, a dispatcher for the Contra Costa Fire District said. The occupants of the Chevrolet Tahoe that struck him, a 40-year-old Oakley woman and her 10-year-old son, were not injured but the woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
The collision occurred about 7:55 a.m. when, according to witnesses, the 20-year-old man rolled his Dodge Neon through a stop sign at Hampton Way and Laurel Avenue, said Deputy Daniel Wedemeyer.
The woman driving the SUV was traveling about 40 mph and swerved to avoid the sedan but struck it on the driver's side door, Wedemeyer said. The Dodge driver suffered injuries to his lower body and is expected to recover.
Wedemeyer said those involved in the crash were wearing seat belts, and that drugs or alcohol do not appear to have been a factor. Police have not determined whether the driver of the Dodge that went through the stop sign will be cited in the collision.
The collision occurred about 7:55 a.m. when, according to witnesses, the 20-year-old man rolled his Dodge Neon through a stop sign at Hampton Way and Laurel Avenue, said Deputy Daniel Wedemeyer.
The woman driving the SUV was traveling about 40 mph and swerved to avoid the sedan but struck it on the driver's side door, Wedemeyer said. The Dodge driver suffered injuries to his lower body and is expected to recover.
Wedemeyer said those involved in the crash were wearing seat belts, and that drugs or alcohol do not appear to have been a factor. Police have not determined whether the driver of the Dodge that went through the stop sign will be cited in the collision.
2 comments:
Thanks for the update King Mogey.I was hurt badly in a wreck almost like this one,the other driver didn't stop at the stop sign....now I am disabled...maybe the guy in the Dodge will wake up and realise that it is always " better late than never".
Folks,please remember that it is not just you that your hurting,when you do something stupid in your cars,it could hurt so many people,and ruin peoples lives!
I'm sure the driver in the Dodge will be cited.
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