Crime & Safety
Dramatic Injury Crash Closes Mission Viejo Roadways
An SUV that rolled over, trapping the driver, was the cause of a road closure in Mission Viejo on Friday Afternoon. Here's what happened.
MISSION VIEJO, CA — Drivers were brought to a standstill in Mission Viejo on Friday afternoon after a dramatic rollover crash blocked the road, trapping a victim inside, according to police reports. Mission Viejo branch of Orange County Sheriff's Police Services deputies investigated the La Paz Road and Spadra Lane crash.
The solo rollover occurred around noon on a blind curve, and "involved a vehicle that was traveling on the wrong side of the road," according to officers at the scene.
The eastbound lanes of La Paz were closed until 1:30 p.m.
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"Luckily no one was seriously hurt," officers said. Though the cause of the crash was unclear as of this report,
"the driver may have been suffering from a medical emergency," they said.
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