Person in I-5 vehicle crash suffers major injuries after falling off Yolo Bypass
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- One person fell off the Yolo Bypass Friday night after a vehicle crash on Interstate 5.
- Authorities found the person who suffered major injuries.
- The cause of the crash remained under investigation.
It took a helicopter, firefighters and sheriff’s deputies to find a person who fell off the Yolo Bypass and was seriously injured Friday night after a two-vehicle crash along Interstate 5.
The Halloween night crash involving a Toyota and a BMW was reported at 10:17 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-5 just north of County Road 22 within the Yolo Bypass, the California Highway Patrol Woodland Area Office announced Monday in a news release.
CHP officers could not find one of the people involved in the crash. The CHP said officers later received Information that indicated the person might have fallen from the Yolo Bypass.
A CHP helicopter, along with help from firefighters and the Yolo County Sheriff’s office, found the injured person beneath the Yolo Bypass. The CHP said the individual suffered major injuries and was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment.
Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, the CHP said, but the cause of the crash remained under investigation. The CHP did not release any other details about the crash.
Officers asked anyone with information about this crash to call the CHP Woodland Area Office at 530-702-6250.
