WOMAN HURT IN COLLISION WITH TRUCK.Byline: Daily News A Lancaster woman was seriously injured Friday when she ran a red light and was hit by a trash truck, sheriff's deputies said. Firefighters needed the 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. rescue tool to free Heather Petta, 18, from her crumpled crum·ple v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples v.tr. 1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple. 2. To cause to collapse. v.intr. 1. 1974 Ford Torino. She was flown by helicopter to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, where deputies said she was reported in stable condition with a head injury. Antelope Valley Rubbish driver Jose Torrez, 34, of Palmdale was not injured, officials said. Deputies said Petta's Torino ran a red light on northbound 20th Street East at Avenue J about 8:45 a.m. Friday and was hit on the driver's side, in front of the door, by the eastbound trash truck. ``According to witnesses, Mr. Torrez had the green light all the way through and she just went straight through the red light,'' Deputy Tania
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. said. The collision could have been worse if Torrez had not swerved his truck to the left to try to avoid the Ford, Bower said. No skid marks were left by the Torino, Bower said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Sheriff's deputies inspect a car that was hit by a trash truck Friday in Lancaster, injuring an 18-year-old woman. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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