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Distracted driver careens into utility pole in Golden Hills

Distracted driver careens into utility pole in Golden Hills


Posted by admin Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 19:24
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A driver distracted by her young child choking in the back seat nearly knocked down a utility pole with her minivan Friday afternoon in Golden Hills.

As the woman drove down Golden Star Boulevard approaching Verde Street at around 1:30 p.m., her son began to choke on a piece of popcorn, emergency officials said.

With her focus squarely on her child, the woman crashed through several mailboxes, slammed into a corner utility pole and uprooted the Verde/Golden Star street sign.

When the vehicle came to a stop in a vacant dirt lot, the child was no longer choking, officials said.

Neither the driver nor the child was injured in the single-vehicle crash.

The utility pole, on the corner of Golden Star and Verde, was badly damaged at its base, and workers from Southern California Edison arrived to brace the pole and shut off power to the immediate area.

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Posted by countygirl on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 11:47
countygirl
A learning experience for those reading. This woman could have very easily caused more harm than good. She's lucky she didn't seriously injure or kill herself, her child or someone else. Lesson learned. If your child is choking promptly pull your car over and attend to you child! Don't do it while driving!
Posted by P6 on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 08:22
P6
Not the recommended way to help a choking victim, but it worked!
Posted by DennisV17 on Friday, October 9, 2009 - 08:58
DennisV17
Me too. I guess these are the kind of events where one damage is better than another. I almost chocked on a piece of corn once too - it's definitely no fun.
Posted by gube on Friday, October 9, 2009 - 08:34
gube
I live on verde and that lady was luck she didn't get hurt..