Camaro Driver Slams into Palm Tree Starting Fire
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 9-29-24 7:40 am
LOCATION: NB I-5 JSO Mile of Cars Way
AREA/CITY: National City
DETAILS:
- Witnesses stated that the male driver of the Camaro was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before he left the traffic lanes and slammed into a palm tree on the right shoulder.
- Several Good Samaritans stopped to try and aid the driver, but he was trapped inside the wreckage.
- The engine was ejected from the car and was on fire between two palm trees.
- The fire spread to the trees right before the Firefighters arrived.
- You can hear the Good Samaritans panicking, still wanting to help the injured driver.
- The firefighters arrived and started to put out the fire, and other firefighters started to work on extricating the victim.
- It took approx 20 minutes to pull the male out of the car; he had major injuries but was awake.
- He was bleeding from his abdomen and was rushed to a local hospital.
- The CHP is investigating and believes that DUI is a factor in this collision.
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