MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A Middletown woman sustained major injuries and had to be flown to a trauma center following a Wednesday evening crash.

Wendy Lynn Cordar, 43, was hurt in the incident, which occurred at 4:50 p.m. on Highway 175 at Santa Rosa Avenue, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP said Cordar was driving westbound on Highway 175 west of Middletown in a 1990 Ford Ranger. At Santa Rosa Avenue her pickup went off the north shoulder and hit a utility pole and an oak tree head-on.

Reports from the scene indicated that Cordar was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters.

The AT&T utility pole snapped as a result of the crash, according to reports.

An air ambulance transported Cordar to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where she was treated for major injuries, the CHP reported.

The CHP report said Cordar was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, and alcohol does not appear to be a factor.

The crash remains under investigation, the CHP said.

E-mail Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow Lake County News on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LakeCoNews, on Tumblr at www.lakeconews.tumblr.com, on Google+, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-News/143156775604?ref=mf and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/LakeCoNews .