81-Year-Old Man Crashes SUV Into Field
POSTED: 9:32 am PDT September 8, 2010
UPDATED: 10:22 am PDT September 8, 2010
TEHACHAPI, Calif. -- Police said an 81-year-old man somehow lost control of his SUV, collided with a fence and then continued into an opened field and now officers are saying he may have had some type of medical condition.Tehachapi resident Ralph Kenyon was traveling eastbound on State Route 202 west of Jury Road on Tuesday around 3:45 p.m. in a 1991 Ford Explorer. Officers said as Kenyon continued eastbound he allowed his vehicle to travel off of the roadway.The vehicle traveled to the right up an embankment and then to the left, crossing the roadway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers said his vehicle then collided with a fence and ended up in an open field north of State Route 202.Witness statements and evidence indicate that Kenyon may have experienced an unknown medical condition or illness that caused him to lose control of his vehicle.Kenyon was transported from the collision scene by helicopter to San Joaquin Community Hospital.The extent of his injuries is not known.Officers said Kenyon was not wearing his seat belt, and the use of alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.
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