ST. GEORGE – A medical incident led to a one-car accident on Riverside Drive in St. George just before 4 p.m. Friday. The car involved was damaged and landscaping on the side of the road was rearranged, including two trees being snapped in two.
St. George Police Sgt. Rich Triplett said a woman was traveling westbound on Riverside Drive when she had an unspecified medical incident. Her car left the road and hit two trees, shearing them off. The vehicle also hit some landscaping rocks. The front end of the car was damaged, and the vehicle ended up in the left turning lane.
The woman declined treatment from paramedics at the scene.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Traffic was impacted in both directions for about 20 minutes as the debris was cleared.
The woman was cited for failure to maintain position in a travel lane.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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Cool. a news item and it has nothing to do about drugs. rape. murder. politics. religion. things are lookin up.! LOL
Lets see, A woman has a medical problem, passes out, hits a couple trees, she is OK/ no lasting problems.
In case her insurance company is not prompt in paying for the trees, cite her for not staying in her lane of travel. Remember, it’s not about the victim, it’s about the police operating budget. Fine the crap out of her judge! The courts get apiece of the pie too.
These folks having “medical problems” behind the wheel should never ever be allowed to drive…
One would think that an accident like this would involve a mandatory trip to the hospital, at the least. A citation doesn’t solve the problem.
What is going on with these “medical episodes” behind the wheel??? Sure would like to know the type of episode, I mean, is it contagious?
Basically if they’re 95 years old and driving, they’re gonna have medical episodes.
Their testing it on live rats as we speak
I’ve been wondering the same thing…