Jackson – A woman was apparently thrown from a vehicle after another car crashed into it Monday afternoon on Highway 49 and 88, in front of True Value Hardware in Jackson. Firefighters working with Hurst rescue tools and an axe removed the windshield of a vehicle in which the woman was riding and removed a man who had a bloody wound on his head. The woman’s body lay near the middle of the highway as responders directed traffic and dozens of people watched from the other side of the highway, in front of the hardware store and the Post Office. Responders were called to the scene, at Highway 49 near Rex Avenue at about 3:22 p.m. Monday after the report of a vehicle accident with a possible ejection. Jackson Police personnel and firefighters from different stations helped direct traffic. Firefighters extricated the man from an automobile in which the deceased woman reportedly was riding. The vehicle lay on its side, on the driver’s side of the vehicle, as firefighters worked to remove the vehicle’s windshield and free the man, who was placed on a gurney and taken away by ambulance. A juvenile witness reported seeing the collision, in which a van – travelling at a high rate of speed – crashed into the automobile, which rolled over. As it rolled over, the juvenile said he saw the woman ejected from the vehicle. Jackson Police Chief Scott Morrison was taking measurements at the scene with a measuring wheel. A parent said she was worried about the involvement of children in the mid-afternoon crash near the crosswalks leading between the Jackson Junior High School campus and the Amador County Library. Bystanders included many children. Vehicle traffic was reduced to one north-bound lane on the 4-lane Highway 49 & 88, with south-bound traffic diverted to Old Main Street into Jackson. Jackson Police dispatch confirmed that the incident involved a 2-vehical collision, with one fatality. No other information about the crash was available at airtime. JPD Officer Mike Collins said the incident involved a broadside collision, and one vehicle rolled. He said it also appears that a person was ejected. He said the incident resulted in a fatality, and coroner notification of next of kin was still pending. The incident is still under investigation. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.