A car southbound on San Felipe Road this afternoon drifted into
the northbound lane for unknown reasons, hit a ditch and flipped in
the 5100 block north of Highway 156. The crash caused
”
moderate
”
injuries to the male juvenile driver and two juvenile male
passengers, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Dave Hill said on the
scene.
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A car southbound on San Felipe Road this afternoon drifted into the northbound lane for unknown reasons, hit a ditch and flipped in the 5100 block north of Highway 156. The crash caused “moderate” injuries to the male juvenile driver and two juvenile male passengers, California Highway Patrol Sgt. Dave Hill said on the scene.
The accident occurred outside the residence of Miryam Pfister, who said she had been sitting at home on the couch because she was sick and that around 2:10 p.m., she heard a “squish” when the car flipped onto its roof.
The car then rolled back onto its wheels but was facing northward. She said she went out to see what had happened and found all three people in the car conscious, although only the driver was speaking and all were trying to get out.
When more emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they cut off the top of the car to gain access to the passengers. The two passengers were airlifted by Calstar to two different Bay Area hospitals. The driver was taken to Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.
Hill said there was no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash. Pfister said the driver told her he had fallen asleep at the wheel.
The three occupants were trying to get out of the car when Pfister came out to see what had happened. While she was outside with the juveniles, Pfister said no one stopped for 15 minutes because “everyone drives so fast.”
On the scene were members of the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office, the California Highway Patrol, Calstar, CalFire and the San Benito County Fire Department. A representative from PG&E was also on scene.
Below is video from the scene.
