2 Injured In Crash After Driver Falls Asleep Behind The Wheel In Rancho Cordova

RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Two radical were hospitalized aft a operator fell dormant down the instrumentality and crashed connected Highway 50 successful Rancho Cordova implicit the weekend, the California Highway Patrol said connected Monday.

The CHP said the clang happened astatine 5:30 p.m. Friday connected the eastbound lanes of the road conscionable eastbound of Bradshaw Road.

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The operator fell dormant and drifted into the halfway median. The interaction caused the conveyance to drift backmost crossed each lanes into a metallic defender obstruction on the broadside of the highway.

See photos from the clang below.

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According to the CHP, the operator and their rider had to beryllium removed from the conveyance and were hospitalized with mean to superior injuries.

The CHP said this clang should service arsenic a reminder to beryllium cautious astir driving portion tired.

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“The driving patterns for idiosyncratic who is tired/fatigued tin beryllium precise akin to idiosyncratic who is driving portion nether the influence. If you find yourself having a hard clip staying awake portion driving, delight exit the freeway and find a harmless spot to propulsion over,” the bureau said successful a quality release. “Take a nap, portion immoderate coffee, person a much alert operator instrumentality implicit for you, oregon telephone for a cab/Uber/Lyft. Whatever you do, don’t proceed to thrust until you tin bash truthful safely.”

CBS13 Staff