Engine Ejected After Car Wraps Around Pole

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 6.23.24 | 5:54 PM
LOCATION: Imperial Hwy & Meyer Road
AREA/CITY: South Whittier
DETAILS:

1. A solo driver was critically injured in a two car crash that sent their car flying into a traffic light pole Sunday afternoon
2. Authorities were called to the intersection shortly before 6 PM regarding the collision
3. Firefighters arrived to locate a solo driver in the ford sedan trapped inside
4. Firefighters utilized the jaws of life and spent 20 minutes extricating the victim from the mangled vehicle
5. The victim was rushed to a nearby trauma center in critical condition
6. The driver from the other vehicle was uninjured and remained on scene
7. Westbound lanes of Imperial Hwy were closed for at least an hour as officers conducted an investigation into what led to the crash

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