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Lakeport Fire Station 52 damaged in Saturday night crash
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Fire Protection District said its north Lakeport station sustained major damage on Saturday night after a vehicle crashed into it.
The damage was done to Lakeport Fire Station 52 at 3600 Hill Road East.
Station 52, which is currently unstaffed due to budget constraints, sustained significant damage to its steel framework, as well as the bay doors, the district reported.
On Wednesday, the district said it did not yet have a formal estimate of the cost to repair the station, but conservative estimates place the damage as likely over $100,000.
The district said that at 9:15 p.m. Saturday a vehicle traveling at high speed crashed into Station 52.
Due to the high rate of speed of the vehicle, the district said the driver was unable to properly negotiate the Hill Road exit off Highway 29.
As a result, the vehicle crossed Park Way, went over a curb and through a grassy area, traveled through a Caltrans highway fence and across Hill Road before hitting the station and finally coming to a stop.
The district said the California Highway Patrol was on scene immediately and the Lakeport Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics arrived within minutes to render medical aid to the driver.
The driver was uninjured, the district reported.
The district’s main operations are based out of its headquarters, Station 50, located at 445 N. Main St. in downtown Lakeport.