Woman hospitalized after single-vehicle rollover crash in Santa Maria
One woman was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday night in Santa Maria.
Personnel from the Santa Barbara County and Santa Maria fire departments along with Santa Maria police, California Highway Patrol and AMR responded to the intersection of Black and Mahoney roads at 5:10 p.m., county fire Capt. Dave Zaniboni said.
A female driver required extensive extrication to be removed from the wreckage, Zaniboni added.
The driver of the vehicle allegedly ran a stop sign and hit a tractor before rolling over several times and landing on the car’s roof, police Sgt. Mark Streker said.
The woman, reportedly in her 30s, was taken by CalStar helicopter to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for treatment of major injuries, Zaniboni said.
Santa Maria police also were looking into reports that two people fled the scene and investigating whether alcohol may have contributed to the crash, Streker said.
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This story was originally published November 17, 2017 at 8:13 PM with the headline "Woman hospitalized after single-vehicle rollover crash in Santa Maria."