Crime & Safety
Motorist in Critical Condition After Parkway Rollover (Photos)
The motorist--a man in his early 40s--was extricated from the vehicle and taken to an area hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.
Los Angles Fire Department crews needed to extricate a man from his rolled-over vehicle on the Arroyo Seco Parkway at around 7 a.m. Thursday.
According to Fire Dept. spokesman Shawn Lenske, at around 6:59 a.m. rescue crews from Highland Park's fire station 12 were dispatched to the scene of the rollover near the York Boulevard exit of the parkway.
Lenske said the driver--a man in his early 40s--was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.
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Lenske said crews cleared the scene with the motorist by 7:36 a.m., and by 8:17 a.m. had cleared the scene of the vehicle.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident, Lenske said.
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Additional crews from LAFD Stations 55, 50 and the heavy rescue unit from fire station 56 also helped in the rescue and cleanup effort.
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