[UPDATE 4:20 p.m.] Vehicle Off Embankment on Hwy 36 East of Carlotta, One Injured
A vehicle went off the roadway on Highway 36 east of Carlotta at about 3:21 p.m., landing approximately 30 feet down a moderate embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene at mile marker 9.7. The first responders confirmed the vehicle was a Subaru Forester with its right front wheel missing. The Incident Commander reported that a woman remained inside the vehicle. The patient has head and ankle injuries, according to scanner traffic.
The IC requested a Stokes Basket to get the woman back up to the highway.
Clyde’s Towing was requested at 3:37 p.m. to assist in recovering the vehicle.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
UPDATE 4:20 p.m.: The patient is being taken Code 3 (lights and siren) to the hospital with a head laceration and a pelvic injury in addition to the other issues.
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Prayers
Sounds like another rainy-day accident. I pray that the injured woman will make a complete recovery from her head and pelvic injuries. Thank you to all our wonderful first responders for helping the woman up to the road and placing her in the ambulance.
I am sorry for the injuries. Thank goodness it was a Subaru Forester. Foresters save lives.
People drive too fast on Hwy 36. Especially in that vicinity.