CHULA VISTA, Calif. (CNS) - A 16-year-old boy was badly hurt Wednesday when the vehicle he was riding in crashed in an east Chula Vista neighborhood near Lower Otay Lake.
The westbound Ford pickup truck veered off the roadway in the 1800 block of Hunte Parkway and struck a tree and a fire hydrant at about 7:30 a.m., according to the Chula Vista Police Department.
The driver, described only as a minor, pulled the unconscious passenger out of the severely damaged vehicle prior to the arrival of emergency personnel, Officer Jack Lee said. Paramedics took the latter youth to a hospital for treatment of severe injuries.
The cause of the accident was under investigation, though intoxication did not appear to have been a factor, Lee said.
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