A 31-year-old pregnant woman suffered critical injuries while a passenger in a vehicle Sunday that crashed into a tree in Van Nuys.
The crash occurred after 2:15 a.m. near the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway, south of Victory Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol reported.
CHP officers spotted the crash and upon their arrival saw that the 31- year-old woman and the driver of the 2001 Toyota Corolla, a 42-year-old man, was still inside the car.
“The female was unresponsive and had visible injuries to the left front portion of her head,” the CHP said. “The driver sustained an obvious and severe broken right leg.”
Paramedics rushed them both to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where an emergency Cesarean was expected to be completed on the woman, who was in critical condition.
“Alcohol or drug intoxication does not appear to be a factor in this collision,’ the CHP said.
–City News Service