Crime & Safety
Man Trapped Under Vehicle in Mount Washington
Firefighters were able to free a man, who was trapped beneath a vehicle he had been working on when the jack slipped.
A 45-year-old man was injured today when a jack slipped and pinned him beneath a vehicle he was working on in the Mount Washington area, authorities said.
Firefighters sent to the 300 block of North Avenue 52 shortly after 1 p..m. used a jack to quickly free the man, Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
He was in fair condition when taken to a hospital for treatment of non- life-threatening injuries, Stewart said.
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