GUSHING GEYSER SEIZURE BLAMED FOR TRAIL OF HAVOC.Byline: Daily News SAUGUS - A Saugus man lost control of his vehicle on Haskell Canyon Road after he apparently suffered a seizure and the car crashed into a fire hydrant, a sign post and a traffic signal before coming to rest on the side of the road, officials said. Dean Park, 36, was not injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the Tuesday morning crash but was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital for observation, said Lt. Steve Dolan of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station. ``He told the deputy at the scene that the last thing he remembered was backing out of his driveway,'' Dolan said. ``He also said he has had a history of seizure problems.'' Park was driving south on Haskell Canyon Road near Jeffers Lane just after 8 a.m. when the crash occurred, officials said. The sheared sheared adj. Shaped or finished by shearing, especially cut or trimmed to a uniform length: a sheared fur coat. Adj. 1. hydrant sent a geyser geyser (gī`zər) [Icel.], hot spring from which water and steam are ejected periodically to heights ranging from a few to several hundred feet. of water toward the sky. After crashing into the traffic signal post, Park traveled 260 feet with the post on top of his 1996 Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. before coming to rest, Dolan said. Park's Camry was totaled in the crash, he said. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Justin Weller of Mesa Engineering attempts to shut off water gushing gush v. gushed, gush·ing, gush·es v.intr. 1. To flow forth suddenly in great volume: water gushing from a hydrant. 2. from a sheared fire hydrant on Haskell Canyon Road following a one-car crash Tuesday morning. A 1996 Toyota Camry hit the hydrant, a sign post and traffic signal after it went out of control. Officials attribute the crash to a seizure by the driver. (2 -- 3 -- color) Power company employees, above, remove a signal light from the roof of a Toyota Camry after a crash Tuesday. The driver was not injured but was taken to the hospital for observation. At left, Mesa Engineering employees Justin Weller, left, and Pat Burrous carry away a fire hydrant damaged in the crash. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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