CHP SUSPECTS ALCOHOL USE IN ROAD CRASH.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer A Palmdale man was in critical condition Monday after a weekend crash on the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. that involved two drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, a California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. official said. Sergio Sanchez-Ramirez, 27, apparently was thrown from his disabled 1996 Hyundai about 11:30 a.m. Sunday when his car was hit from behind. Sanchez-Ramirez was driving north on the freeway just north of Roxford Avenue in Sylmar when his car hit something in the road and stalled in a traffic lane. About 10 minutes later, Jamie Massey, 24, of Canyon Country was driving her 1999 Nissan Maxima The Nissan Maxima is a car manufactured by Nissan that is in a line of upper mid-size executive and sports sedans. The Maxima debuted in 1976 as an upscale version of the Bluebird and was spun into its own line in 1980, having been made continuously since then. north on the freeway, and her car hit the Hyundai, according to the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan . ``She told the officers she saw the car and was unable to stop,'' CHP Officer Wendy Moore Hahn said. ``We think Mr. Sanchez-Ramirez was ejected from his vehicle because when officers got to his car, they observed he could not have climbed out of the car with his injuries.'' Sanchez-Ramirez suffered major head trauma and fractures of his left femur femur (fē`mər): see leg. , lower leg and pelvis. He was transported to Holy Cross Medical Center. Hahn reported that officers on the scene said both drivers appeared to be drunk. Massey was given a field sobriety test and, after being cleared by medical personnel, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and booked at the Van Nuys station. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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