LUCERNE, Calif. – A Lucerne woman who suffered a medical emergency was seriously injured when she subsequently lost control of her vehicle, leading to a rollover crash on Thursday morning.
Barbara Bautista, 43, suffered major injuries in the solo-vehicle crash, which occurred just after 8 a.m. Thursday on Highway 20 east of Bartlett Springs Road and near Ceago Vinegarden, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said Bautista was driving a 2004 Nissan westbound on Highway 20 at Third Avenue in Lucerne when she had a medical emergency.
Bautista’s vehicle drifted off the roadway and hit a power pole with a trash can before the Nissan continued westbound for approximately one mile, running off the road to the north of Highway 20, hitting a tree and overturning several times, according to the CHP.
The CHP said Bautista – who was wearing her seat belt – sustained a broken right wrist, bruising and complaints of pain, and was flown by a REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected as factors in the crash, the CHP said.
CHP Officer Shawn Bertram is investigating the crash.
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Lucerne woman seriously injured in Thursday rollover crash
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