Crime & Safety
1 Person Seriously Injured In East County Crash
The two-vehicle collision was at a Santee intersection, officials said.
SANTEE, CA — An early morning crash involving two vehicles ended with one person being taken to a hospital by helicopter, the Santee Sheriff's Station confirmed Thursday.
The collision, which involved a silver Ford Focus and a white Ford F-350, took place just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to authorities.
Police said the Focus was headed southbound on North Magnolia toward the intersection of Prospect Avenue where the F-350 was also approaching the same intersection. The two vehicles collided in the intersection, which resulted in the driver of the Focus being extracted from the sedan then taken to a hospital by helicopter with severe injuries, according to the station.
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The driver of the F-350 was also taken to a hospital for minor injuries.
The Santee Sheriff's Station's Traffic Unit was investigating the incident. Neither drugs nor alcohol were believed to be factors in the collision, investigators said.
