Driver Seriously Hurt in Car Wreck
A motorist was seriously injured Wednesday after his car careened off the 118 Freeway and fell 30 feet down an embankment before landing in Ritchie Valens Park, authorities said.
The accident occurred about 5:20 p.m. on the westbound freeway, just east of the Golden State Freeway, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.
Firefighters using the hydraulic cutting device known as the Jaws of Life took about 10 minutes to free the 35-year-old driver trapped in the car at the former Paxton Park, Humphrey said. No one on the ground was injured.
The driver was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills and was reported to be in serious but stable condition, Humphrey said.
Further details, including the driver’s identity and cause of the accident, were unavailable Wednesday.
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