[UPDATE: 7:11 a.m.] Driver Pinned After Striking Pole in Downtown Garberville

Firefighters surround car after extricating driver

Firefighters surround car after extricating the driver. [Photos by Garberville Fire]

At roughly 5:13 a.m., a vehicle struck a pole in Garberville behind the Thrift Store. According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, two people were in the vehicle. The driver was pinned. Garberville Fire had to peel back the roof and extract the person.

The driver has been extricated and transferred by ambulance.Firefighters surround car after extricating driver UPDATE 7:11 a.m.: The CHP Traffic Incident Information Page reports there were major injuries in the crash.

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Hick
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Hick
6 years ago

Second hand car, for sale cheap!

Lefthanded Lunatics
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Lefthanded Lunatics
6 years ago
Reply to  Hick

One less superbad old Prelude. Goobsterdam Grand Prix last night? Are these people ON DRUGS??

I hope no innocent folk were injured and that whoever was in the vehicle arrives at rehab without lasting disabilities.

Ernie Branscomb
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6 years ago

The sign clearly shows “handicap parking only”.

visitor
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visitor
6 years ago

Ouch. Good eye, though, Ernie.

browndwarf
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browndwarf
6 years ago

people keep ramming those poles in that parking lot

Liz
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Liz
6 years ago
Reply to  browndwarf

Better the pole than the building.

Hick
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Hick
6 years ago

PolAxed!

Lol
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Lol
6 years ago

At 5 am?They must of been hauling ass inside that parking lot.Hopefully CHP blood tested the driver, it was meth and or alcohol.

Gazoo
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Gazoo
6 years ago

He thought he was driving a ram… 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Jayne Dough
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Jayne Dough
6 years ago
Reply to  Gazoo

lol, does look quite bad for a parking lot accident, they hit hard!

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago
Reply to  Gazoo

It turned out to DAMN instead!!!

Tara Savage
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Tara Savage
6 years ago

Wow. Driving that fast in a parking lot! Or were they coming down the road and lost control? How do you get up to that speed in a parking lot? Glad they didn’t crash into an occupied room!

Tara Savage
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Tara Savage
6 years ago

Wow. Driving that fast in a parking lot! Or were they coming down the road and lost control? How do you get up to that speed in a parking lot?

humboldtstickman
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humboldtstickman
6 years ago

Another rice rocket racer! So at 5 am the parking lot is empty, did this guy have double vision? Or was it the beer goggles?
Wtf is going on ? Really! Or for reals.
Apparently he was going way too fast through a public parking lot. I hope he gay cited and has to pay for his extraction.
This town is getting a bit funny, and the circus clowns are starting to flock back in. The local business owners are going to have another great summer hoping not to get robbed blind. Constantly having to keep an eye on the funny ones.

mark
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mark
6 years ago

5 mph zone, how did this person ever get a licence

suckleonit
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suckleonit
6 years ago
Reply to  mark

Exactly! What’s the citation number or does the sherriff tolerate this shit?
Where was the law?

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago
Reply to  mark

This incident just further confirms my theory, that there is a CDL in EVERY box of “CRACKer” Jack these DAZE!!!

suckleonit
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suckleonit
6 years ago

Ouch

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago
Reply to  suckleonit

It looked to me like he went that way!!!!

Jim Clark
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Jim Clark
6 years ago

Pole drifting

Danny
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Danny
6 years ago

It doesn’t look too bad…It will buff out!

Lost on the Coast
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Lost on the Coast
6 years ago

Pole-ish lives matter

Ben Round
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Ben Round
6 years ago

‘Peeled back the roof to extricate the person’? It would have been improper to have the driver exit the (OPEN) passenger door, after all! 😉

Liz
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Liz
6 years ago
Reply to  Ben Round

Major injuries.

me_too
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me_too
6 years ago

Stoner!

Dennis lewis
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Dennis lewis
6 years ago

Speed kills

Crime stopper
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Crime stopper
6 years ago

Garberville with it’s “losers” and then add a car and you have demolition derby stupidity. I hope the scumbag was a dui and gets the slammer

Denouement
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Denouement
6 years ago
Reply to  Crime stopper

And I hope his parents get the bill for the damage and emergency services…

Leroy Ikerd
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Leroy Ikerd
6 years ago

He wasn’t pinned by the roo his legs were pinned under the steering wheel and the passenger was slammed forward by what looked like a safe insert or ATM money box or some type of heavy metal box in the rear passenger seat another witness on the scene said that when they turned into the parking lot the vehicle accelerated until it was redlined and just before the impact it sounded like the motor blew and engine parts started falling from underneath locking up the wheels and slamming into the pole… After calling 911 I observed the passenger frantically trying to help the driver release himself from the vehicle and when he realized the futility of his efforts he began what looked like a desperate attempt to remove anything that could be considered incriminating except for the heavy metal lock box in the back seat and was attempting to flee the scene when officers arrived on scene just in time to approach and detain him moments later when the adrenaline wore off and shock set in he suddenly passed out and went down hard and immediately went into a seizure luckily he recovered quickly and E M S arrived shortly thereafter…. It was at this point that I left the scene…..

sweetybear
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sweetybear
6 years ago

Who was it ?