NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A Willits man was injured early Friday when the semi he was driving crashed into a restaurant in Hopland.
The California Highway Patrol said the driver, identified as 48-year-old C. Hammack, suffered moderate injuries in the crash.
The crash occurred at 3:50 a.m. Friday, according to the CHP.
The CHP said Hammack was driving a Peterbilt semi with two trailers southbound on Highway 101 north of Center Street in Hopland at about 25 to 30 miles per hour.
The report said that, for an unknown reason, Hammack made an unsafe turning movement in an easterly direction and crashed into the Hopland Tap House, located at 13351 Highway 101.
Subsequent media reports have attributed the turning movement to a coughing fit that Hammack told authorities he had.
Due to his injuries, Hammack was transported to the Ukiah Valley Medical Center and later flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, the CHP said.
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