VEHICLE COLLISION: CHP Officer Hospitalized after Colliding with Pickup in Hanford
January 17, 2011
Hanford - A male California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer has been hospitalized after he collided with a pickup truck, said reports.
The officer was moving southbound on 11th Street when his patrol car was suddenly hit by a northbound 1973 Chevrolet pickup truck that was approaching Florida Street.
According to authorities, the pickup driver identified as Derek Drummond, 25, from Hanford, just started to turn towards westbound Rogers Road when the accident occurred at around 6:35 p.m.
Reports said the officer was airlifted to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno after he complained of head pain. He was released after receiving medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the pickup driver complained of back pain and was taken to Adventist Medical Center in Hanford.
Authorities ruled out alcohol as the cause of the collision.
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