Driver Trapped After Crash into Pole in Riverside
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3-30-24, 12:08 p.m.
LOCATION: Alessandro Blvd. And Century Ave.
AREA/CITY: Riverside
DETAILS:
- Riverside Fire Department and Riverside Police Department responded to a single-vehicle traffic collision into a pole with a subject trapped.
- When units arrived on the scene, they found one car with major damage wrapped around a city light pole and the driver and lone occupant trapped.
- Firefighters extricated the victim in about 15 minutes.
- The driver was transported to a local area hospital suffering from unknown injuries.
- According to several witnesses, the car was driving at a high rate of speed before the crash occurred.
- The stretch of Alessandro Blvd. where the crash occurred is a hot spot for crashes, as it has a steep downhill slope for a long stretch.
- The roads were very slick when the crash occurred, and rain was coming down moderate to heavy.
HANDLING AGENCIES: Riverside Police Department
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