CHP, SPFD: Hwy 126 accident at 10th Street does not result in injury

September 11, 2009
Santa Paula News

Another accident occurred on the stretch of Highway 126 in the vicinity of 10th Street, but the solo crash did not result in injury to the pickup truck’s sole occupant.

By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesAnother accident occurred on the stretch of Highway 126 in the vicinity of 10th Street, but the solo crash did not result in injury to the pickup truck’s sole occupant. The incident occurred Friday, September 4 at about 2:10 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol Officer Steve Reid.The driver was eastbound on the highway, and for an unknown reason his gray Dodge pickup overturned at 10th Street. “The number two lane was blocked as a result of the incident, however,” noted Reid, “the driver was not injured.”
According to Santa Paula Fire Captain Dan Campos, two department engines responded to the scene of the crash that occurred “just before 10th Street.” A third Ventura County Fire Department engine was cancelled, as the incident proved to be “pretty simple... the one person in the vehicle was semi-trapped and we had to use a system to get him out. The doors wouldn’t open because the truck landed upside down on its cab.”The driver, 41-year-old Jose Cordero of Santa Paula, was extricated in a matter of minutes. “He appeared to be uninjured, but we always make sure and check them out” before asking that a medical release be signed, which Campos said Cordero did. Campos added that Santa Paula Fire Department engines remained on scene “for about 35 minutes.”The stretch of Highway 126 at and in the area of 10th Street has been the scene of numerous accidents, including those where the vehicle overturns or goes over the side of the freeway.



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