Jaws Of Life Used To Rescue Livermore Crash Victims Saturday

LIVERMORE, CA — Details are starting to emerge about the Livermore collision that sent two children and two adults to the hospital and shut down a major Tri-Valley thoroughfare for hours last weekend. Just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Stanley Boulevard and El Charro Road, according to Livermore police officials.

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office officials said the driver of the Cadillac was caught on radar at speeds in excess of 100 MPH just before the collision.

“A deputy observed a blue Cadillac traveling eastbound Stanley at high rate of speed,” police said. “While attempting to catch up to the vehicle the deputy lost sight of the vehicle.”

Police said moments later, the deputy discovered a collision involving three cars, including the blue Cadillac, in the area of State Route 84 connector at Stanley Boulevard.

The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department responded to assist Livermore police with the crash. Five ambulances were called to the scene. Fire crews extricated some of the crash victims using the hydraulic rescue tools known as the Jaws of Life, fire officials said via social media. Four patients were taken to the nearby hospitals.

All of the crash victims are expected to recover. A Pleasanton man, who was the driver of the Cadillac, was arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license, police said.

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Photo courtesy Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Twitter