Amador County - A dramatic car wreck on Easter Sunday sent one passenger with serious injuries to the hospital via helicopter. At around 4:15pm Sunday afternoon, drivers travelling west on Highway 88 witnessed the driver of a Jeep SUV lose control, careen off the road and flip over in the creek just past Dalton Road. The unfortunate position of the vehicle left the driver pinned inside and underneath. Amador County firefighters from several jurisdictions immediately responded to reports of the accident and worked diligently to right the vehicle and free the driver underneath using the “jaws of life.” According to a witness at the scene, “Firefighters close to the scene and passers-by worked quickly to right the vehicle so the trapped passenger was out of danger as far as the water was concerned.” Medics on the scene began their work of assessing the injuries, and the driver was determined to be in serious condition. The driver, who is unidentified as of the time of this story, was transported to the Sutter Amador helicopter pad and he was taken to an area hospital. The accident was still under investigation by CHP. Story by Alex Lane
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Amador County - A dramatic car wreck on Easter Sunday sent one passenger with serious injuries to the hospital via helicopter. At around 4:15pm Sunday afternoon, drivers travelling west on Highway 88 witnessed the driver of a Jeep SUV lose control, careen off the road and flip over in the creek just past Dalton Road. The unfortunate position of the vehicle left the driver pinned inside and underneath. Amador County firefighters from several jurisdictions immediately responded to reports of the accident and worked diligently to right the vehicle and free the driver underneath using the “jaws of life.” According to a witness at the scene, “Firefighters close to the scene and passers-by worked quickly to right the vehicle so the trapped passenger was out of danger as far as the water was concerned.” Medics on the scene began their work of assessing the injuries, and the driver was determined to be in serious condition. The driver, who is unidentified as of the time of this story, was transported to the Sutter Amador helicopter pad and he was taken to an area hospital. The accident was still under investigation by CHP. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
