Date: Saturday, August 8, 2015
Time: 12:47 p.m.
Location: Mile Marker 44.82, Angeles Crest Highway, Angeles National Forest
Persons Involved: Male, 23 years old, Female, 22 years old
Unit: LASD Cresenta Valley Station, Sergeant J. Larios,
The Montrose Search and Rescue Team responded to Mile Marker 44.82, Angeles Crest Highway, Angeles National Forest, regarding a vehicle which had gone over the side of the roadway. The Search team located a white Toyota sedan containing two occupants approximately 20 feet off the roadway.
Search team members rescued the 23 year-old male occupant from the vehicle. He sustained minor injuries and was able to walk back to the highway. The 22 year-old female occupant sustained moderate injuries and had to be hoisted from the crash site by search team members.
Both occupants were airlifted to a local hospital by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Helicopter “Rescue Air 5”.
There is no more information available at this time.
Written by:
Lieutenant. D. Morhoff,
Cresenta Valley sheriff's Station,
4554 Briggs Avenue, LA Cresenta
818-248-3646
Distributed by:
Deputy Tony Moore
Sergeant Bob Boese,
Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700
Website LASD HQ: http://www.lasd.org
Recruitment LASD: http://www.careers.lasd.org
Follow LASD HQ via Text and Email: http://www.Nixle.com
https://nixle.com/lasd---los-angeles-county-sheriffs-dept-information-bureau-sib/
Twitter: @LASDHQ http://twitter.com/LASDHQ
Twitter: @LASDtalk https://twitter.com/LASDTalk
Twitter: @LASDvideos https://twitter.com/LASDvideos
Twitter: @LASDespanol https://twitter.com/LASDespanol
Facebook LASD HQ http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment
Instagram LASD Photos: http://instagram.com/LASDHQ
Pinterest LASD Photos : http://pinterest.com/lacountysheriff/
YouTube LASD Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LACountySheriff/videos?view=0
SNAP LA County: Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registryhttp://snap.lacounty.gov/
Alert LA County: Telephone emergency mass notification system
http://www.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/alertla
Text & Email, Register for LASD Nixle messages: To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept Information Bureau (SIB)" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan.
"If You See Something, Say Something"
LA Crime Stoppers: Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
Jim McDonnell, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
