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The elderly driver of an Amplify Orange C8 Corvette coupe had to be pulled from his car by rescuers after slamming into the rear of a semi-truck on a California freeway Thursday morning.
Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office, said the crash happened around noon on the northbound side of the 5 Freeway near Hasley Canyon Road in Castaic.
“Initial call came out as a speeding car with several missed crashes,” Greengard said.
The rescue was broadcast live on Los Angeles TV stations Thursday afternoon, with aerial video from the scene showing several firefighters working tirelessly to free the 77-year-old driver of the Corvette, which wound up with its front half pinned under the rear of the big rig’s trailer. The accident appears to have happened on the shoulder of the road.
The rescue took about 30 minutes to complete, and the driver was then taken to the hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown at this time, but on the bright side, KCAL News reported he was gesturing to firefighters with his heavily bandaged left arm during the rescue.
The big rig driver apparently was not injured in the crash, and his truck appeared to have suffered minimal damage.
Authorities said the northbound No. 2, 3, and 4 lanes of the freeway were closed for at least an hour after the crash, causing traffic delays in the area.
Source:
hometownstation.com
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When I start driving on the shoulder of the road…. please…. take my keys….
You have to go through background checks and get permits to exercise your right to own a firearm. But any fool with gobs of currency can go out and buy a car like a C8 and drive recklessly while exercising a privilege.
I am one of five C8 owners in my immediate area. I discovered that I am the youngest owner among the five at 46. The next youngest? 68.
The one who owns a fully loaded Z06 that he just brought home from the NCM is 91. He made sure I knew that it is the 20th Corvette he has owned.
Seriously??
“The negative images of older adulthood that are perpetuated through society can be self- fulling prophecy.
Ageism can be a threat to anyone’s health. Numerous studies by Becca Levy and colleagues at Yale University show that individuals who buy into the negative inaccurate depictions of older adulthood have worse health and live shorter lives, whereas individuals with positive views of aging lived 7.5 years longer.”
(Psychology Today- Dec. 31 2019. by Sheri Levy, Ph.D.)
Many thanks,
Ray
Why the hell was he driving on the friggen shoulder?????
Looks like the plastic fantastic Corvette is no match for the Jayne Mansfield bar on the back of the semi trailer.
Looked like a Chinese fire drill. How about a few more first responders and at least one more fire truck. I know we need fire and police, but they tend to overdo it sometimes, like did they really need to shut down three lanes when the crash was ON THE SHOULDER? And what was the high rise rig there for? Our tax dollars at work, sad.
“Over-responders” could or should assess the merits of each and every individual crash and appropriate the resources needed. Thus, leaving additional capacity available for other possible incidences, in their communities.
This is obviously, an example of sub-optimal allocation of government resources and clearly a waste of tax dollars.
Are emergency responders, truly first responders or merely second responders?
Typically, citizens (good Samaritans) at the incidence sight will perform the time sensitive life saving techniques required, or will simply mitigate property damage, by redirecting traffic?
Many thanks,
Ray
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