DEPUTY HURT WHEN PATROL CAR HIT IN CRASH.Byline: Daily News CASTAIC - A Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries when his patrol car was rear-ended in a three-car 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. , officials said Monday. Deputy Fletcher Jordan parked his patrol car in the slow lane south of Parker Road and turned on the hazard lights hazard lights or hazard warning lights Noun the indicator lights on a motor vehicle when flashing simultaneously to indicate that the vehicle is stationary hazard lights, hazard warning lights to warn motorists about a trailer blocking the road ahead at about 6 p.m. Sunday, said Sgt. Rick Sirovy of the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. . In the chain-reaction collision, Jodie Higby of Northridge drove her 1986 Acura Integra into the back of a 1992 Subaru Legacy The Legacy is a mid-size car introduced by the Japanese manufacturer Subaru in February 1989 as a larger, upscale companion to the company's Leone/Loyale. The Legacy was launched in the USA for model year 1990. with Adam Coorey, 20, of Santa Clarita at the wheel, Sirovy said, and Coorey's car was pushed into the patrol car. Higby, 21, was driving about 35 mph when the crash occurred, officials said. Jordan was treated for minor injuries to his back and neck at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, officials said. No other injuries were reported. |
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