Man in critical condition after north Modesto crash
A 62-year-old man suffered major injuries and had to be extricated from his vehicle by firefighters after he crashed into a redwood tree in a north Modesto neighborhood Wednesday morning.
The man crashed a pickup into the tree in the front yard of a home on Snyder Avenue and Deer Spring Drive at about 9:30 a.m.
“He allegedly hit at least one parked car and then came to rest against a redwood tree,” said Modesto Fire Department Battalion Chief Darin Jesberg. “The severity of his injuries were from the (pickup) being crushed around his body.”
Speed was a factor in the crash but the cause remains under investigation, according to Modesto Police Sgt. Eric Schuller.
It took firefighters 30 minutes to get the man out of the pickup. The roof and doors had to be cut off and the dashboard, which had trapped the man’s legs, pushed away from his body, Jesberg said.
The man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition Wednesday afternoon, Schuller said.
This story was originally published January 30, 2019 at 10:43 AM.
