A 41-year-old San Jose man suffered a major head injury Sunday
evening when his 2007 Hyundai sedan drifted into the wrong lane of
Highway 152 and smashed head-on into a Freightliner big rig
truck.
A 41-year-old San Jose man suffered a major head injury Sunday evening when his 2007 Hyundai sedan drifted into the wrong lane of Highway 152 and smashed head-on into a Freightliner big rig truck.
According to a California Highway Patrol press release, the Hyundai’s driver was eastbound on Highway 152 near the intersection of Lover’s Lane when – “for reasons believed to be alcohol related” – he crossed over the highway’s center divide and crashed into the truck about 6:45 p.m.
The big rig was fully loaded with frozen chicken. After the impact, it burst into flames, according to the press release. Both the driver and the passenger of the big rig escaped the vehicle without injuries.
The driver of the Hyundai was ejected from the car and was later flown by a CALSTAR helicopter to a Bay Area hospital, where he is being treated for major head trauma and bleeding in his brain.
Fire from the big rig caught a nearby hillside on fire, but fire crews promptly put out the flames. Highway 152 was closed for approximately four hours while the mess was cleaned up.
