Minor car accident occurs near ULV
Campus Times
April 30, 2004
No one was seriously injured but two vehicles sustained damage in a two-car
accident just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, at the corner of Arrow Highway and D Street
in La Verne.
An older woman driving a black Toyota Camry attempting to make an unprotected
left-hand turn northbound onto D Street was struck by a green Jeep Grand Cherokee
heading westbound on Arrow Highway.
The Camry was pushed up on the pavement within feet of the cement sign marking
Old Town La Verne.
La Verne police arrived on the scene within minutes and paramedics quickly
followed.
Officer Christian Surgent was the first to arrive at the accident and confirmed
the turning vehicle failed to yield to the northbound vehicle.
Both drivers involved were a bit shaken, but neither needed medical assistance.
However the driver of the Jeep complained of a swollen knee. She also had a
bruised lip.
The driver credits her airbag in the accident.
“If it wasn’t for that airbag I would have had a lot more damage
done; I was headed for that windshield,” said Janet, the driver of the
Jeep, who declined to give her full name.
The Jeep sustained damages to the front bumper, the Camry to the passenger
side and windshield. Both cars were deemed undrivable and needed to be towed
from the crash site.