A girl estimated to be 7 years old was airlifted to a hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Sierra Highway on Tuesday evening, and the driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment.
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call at 5:20 p.m. reporting a single-vehicle crash into a pole on the northbound side of Sierra Highway, Shirley Miller, a station spokeswoman, saidon Wednesday morning.
On arrival, first responders located three passengers within the vehicle. A man had been driving, a female was in the front passenger seat, and a girl approximately 7 years of age in the back seat, according to Miller. The age of the other female passenger was not immediately known.
The child sustained injuries that prompted the Los Angeles County Fire Department to dispatch an aerial unit and transport her to a hospital. As of Wednesday, her condition was stable, according to Miller.
Miller, who stated the information she had was preliminary, said that no other injuries were reported and the model of the car was not immediately available. The relationships among the three occupants were not known as of the publication of this story and remains under investigation, Miller added.
L.A. County Fire Public Information Officer Jonathan Torres stated that at least two patients were transported to the hospital in an unknown condition: one by helicopter, and the second by ground units.
The male driver, who was identified as a resident of Hemet, was taken into custody on suspicion of felony DUI and child endangerment.
Coutesy video of Dillon Foster.
