LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters and law enforcement responded to Halloween-night crashes that resulted in injuries.
The first of the incidents was reported shortly after 7:15 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 20 at Lucerne Harbor Park.
There, two cars collided, with one of them having been headed into a trunk or treat event at the park, according to statements at the scene.
The California Highway Patrol had one-way traffic control in effect around the crash scene while firefighters worked to extricate a victim from one of the vehicles.
Northshore Fire, Lakeport Fire, Cal Fire and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office all sent units to the crash, according to radio and scene reports.
A REACH air ambulance was dispatched to transport a patient who was reported to have suffered major injuries. The patient was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where the air ambulance was responding to land.
The second serious crash of the night was reported just after 10:20 p.m. on Highway 175 near Red Hills Road, where a vehicle hit a pole.
Arriving firefighters found utility lines and a pole down and blocking the roadway, based on radio and CHP reports.
A black Chevrolet Camaro was reported to have been involved, and was about 14 feet down a nearby embankment, the CHP reported.
Firefighters at the scene reported that one patient had minor injuries and was going to be transported.
The CHP reported that the roadway reopened just before 1:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Another crash was reported just before 10:30 p.m. on Highway 175 at Harrington Flat Road, according to the CHP.
The CHP incident logs said the vehicle went off the road and 50 feet down an embankment.
Radio traffic did not make clear if there was a patient or injury status.
At about the same time, CalStar 4 reported that it was responding to the Boggs Mountain Helitack.
The air ambulance reported lifting off at about 11:30 p.m. en route to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with a patient.
Additional details will be posted on the crashes as they become available.
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Injuries reported in Halloween-night crashes
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