Chula Vista Accident on C Street near 5th Avenue Seriously Injures Pedestrian
Chula Vista, California (November 3, 2021) – According to a Chula Vista Police report, an AT&T worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle on a street in Chula Vista Wednesday morning.
The major injury crash took place shortly after 10:50 a.m. on C Street, near 5th Avenue.
The accident happened when a worker was standing in the street next to his parked service truck in the morning hours. At the same time, a red car driven westbound by a 28-year-old male party slammed into a parked car for undetermined reasons. The car slid forward upon the impact, crashing with the service truck car and trapping the worker underneath.
With the help of a resident who brought out a car jack to lift the car, the pedestrian was extricated from the wreckage by Chula Vista Police and Chula Vista Fire.
Chula Vista Pedestrian Accident
As per the report, the worker was rushed to a local trauma center for treatment of serious life-threatening injuries sustained in the crash.
The involved motorist was also hospitalized with unknown injuries.
Intoxication was not believed to have played a role in the wreck.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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