CRASH VICTIM CRITICAL; ALCOHOL NOT RULED OUT.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer A wrong-way driver, who investigators said might have been drunk, remained in critical condition Tuesday after a head-on collision A head-on collision is one where the front ends of two ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision. Rail transport With rail, a head-on collision often implies a collision on a single line railway. the night before that also injured two women. Salomen Hernandez, 53, of Perris in Riverside County suffered two fractured ankles, a fractured pelvis and head injuries in the 9:15 p.m. crash Monday on Lyons Avenue west of Vermont Street. ``We are looking into whether or not he was driving under the influence of alcohol. We have not ruled that out,'' said sheriff's Deputy Mike Shapiro. Hernandez was driving his 1983 Plymouth Reliant The Plymouth Reliant (or Reliant K, as it was sometimes called) was one of the first two so-called "K-cars" (the other being the Dodge Aries) the Chrysler Corporation introduced for the 1981 model year. west in eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. traffic when it collided head-on with a 1997 Nissan 200SX The Nissan 200SX name refers to several models of automobile sold by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. around the world. Beginning in 1974, the "200SX" badging would be utilized as late as 2002. , driven by Erin Brown, 19, of Valencia. ``Right now we are not sure why he was driving on the wrong side of the street,'' said Sgt. Robert Norlemann. It will take a few weeks before a blood sample taken from Hernandez is analyzed, Shapiro said. Hernandez had not been questioned, he said. Hernandez, Brown and Lisa Patterson, a passenger in Brown's vehicle, were taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Hernandez was listed in critical condition, while Brown underwent surgery to repair a broken ankle, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. deputies. Brown and Patterson were released from the hospital early Tuesday, Shapiro said. ``(Brown) is hurting. She's at home but she's hurting and Patterson has a lot of aches and pains,'' Shapiro said. Deputies closed the roadway for about 90 minutes while paramedics used the hydraulic Jaws of Life Jaws of Life A trademark used for a pneumatic tool consisting of a pincerlike metal device that is inserted into the body of a severely damaged vehicle and opened to provide access to people trapped inside. Noun 1. device to free Hernandez from his car, Norlemann said. |
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