PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — A total of five people received moderate injuries after they were flung out from a car that went over a Placer County embankment, said Cal Fire spokesperson Nick Salas.
He said the incident happened around 4:40 p.m. in the Smugglers Ravine area and that the fall was close to 200 feet. The Placer County Sheriff's Office had closed Yankee Jim's Road near Shirttail Canyon Road when they responded to the area. They had previously noted there were six occupants in the car.
No one was killed, but all five were taken to the hospital for moderate injuries. One person was taken by air ambulance, and the others were taken by ground ambulance.
One of the more severe injuries was a broken hip, but firefighters were concerned that there could be other internal issues.
CHP described the car as Ford SUV. Victims were described as a 20-year-old driver, an 18-year-old man, and three 16-year-old girls.
All of them are expected to survive.
CHP said this was a DUI-related incident. The 20-year-old driver of the SUV was arrested on a DUI charge.
*This story has been updated to include descriptions of the victims and driver from CHP.
Update: 8:20 p.m.
After a car went off a Placer County embankment, the sheriff's office has confirmed that six people have been removed from the vehicle. There is no current update on their condition, according to Lt. Andrew Scott with the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided when available.
Original story:
The Placer County Sheriffs Office has closed Yankee Jim's Road near Shirttail Canyon Road after a car went over an embankment.
The sheriff's office said the car went 300' over the embankment with six people inside. Cal Fire's Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit is at the area with the sheriff's office and CHP is en route to the area.
An update on the occupants of the car was not immediately available from the sheriff's office.
This is a developing story and more information will be provided when it becomes available.
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