Scene of Crane Accident on the I-10 in Cathedral City
Cathedral City – California
A woman was seriously hurt when her car crashed into a crane on the eastbound Interstate 10 Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash near Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City caused traffic delays on the freeway.
Three out of four lanes were closed on the I-10 in the area. All lanes were not back open until 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
According to CHP Officer Joe Zagorski, 37-year-old Meadow Sanchez of Beaumont was driving the black 2005 Toyota Prius that crashed into a construction crane just before 6:30 a.m.
Zagorski said the crane operator, 52-year-old John Rogers of Cathedral City, had his crane stationed in the center median, while he was putting steel in place for a construction project at Date Palm Drive.
He said Rogers moved the crane and entered the number one lane of the eastbound I-10.
At that time, the Sanchez’s Prius collided with the back of the crane and overturned, blocking three eastbound lanes.
Zagorski said Sanchez sustained major injures and has been transported to Desert Regional Medical Center.
Rogers, the crane operator, was not injured.
It appears to me that by moving the construction crane from the median, into lane number 1, the crane operator and therefore Caltrans, and the private contractor will most likely be liable for this horrendous accident.
Imagine driving down the freeway and all of a sudden a crane ends up in your lane.
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