SigAlert Issued to Investigate Off-Ramp Crash
October 13, 2009
San Juan Capistrano - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has issued a SigAlert to investigate an accident on the Junipero Serra Road off-ramp of the southbound I-5 that left an elderly driver under critical condition.
According to CHP, the area was closed after a vehicle headed down a ditch and struck a tree.
A witness told authorities that the 78-year-old man may have fallen asleep while driving.
Orange County fire officials and CHP said the 78-year-old man received help from other drivers who pulled over the area.
The man sustained traumatic injuries, his heart had no heartbeat, and he was not breathing, said authorities.
He was brought by paramedics to Mission Hospital.