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The On Star Navigation System proved helpful for one local motorist during the early hours of March 15, when sleet and rain caused some dangerous driving conditions. The system came to the aid of not just the subscriber, but four other motorists, after three vehicles collided at the intersection of Tehachapi-Willow Springs and Highline Roads. With snow and sleet falling, a 2006 Toyota Prius driven by a Bear Valley resident slid through the intersection striking a 2008 Chevrolet pick-up truck, traveling southbound on Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road. The pickup truck in turn was knocked into a 2005 Honda Accord which was traveling northbound. When the airbag was activated by the collision, it sent an alarm to an On Star dispatcher who tracked the vehicle’s location and notified local CHP officers. Arriving emergency personnel shut down the intersection, and after providing some on-scene treatment, Hall Ambulance transported the driver of the Prius and a passenger from the...

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