Driver Rescued After Flying off 105 Freeway

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 11.25.24 | 11 PM
LOCATION: San Gabriel River Trail under the I-105
AREA/CITY: Downey
DETAILS:

1. A man was extricated by the jaws of life and rope pulleyed up to an ambulance after flying off the I-105 Freeway Monday night
2. The crash was reported around 11 PM involving a solo SUV that went through a guard rail and down an embankment before crashing into the river bottom.
3. One male driver was trapped inside.
4. Firefighters loaded an ambulance with extrication gear and descended the bike path to extricate the driver.
5. The driver was loaded onto a backboard and pulled up to the ambulance by firefighters using a rope system
6. The male was transported to a nearby trauma center in moderate condition

HANDLING AGENCIES: CHP Santa Fe Springs

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