Driver Injured in Head-On Collision on G Street, Arcata CA


A male driver was involved in a head-on collision while driving about 40 mph on G Street, Arcata. His airbags deployed, and he tore off the front bumper. He was able to get out of the vehicle on his own but refused a full medical assessment. Emergency services are transporting him to St. Joseph Hospital with possible trauma activation.
Audio|Source: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and North
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Transcript:
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He does have a bump on his forehead. He was driving his car approximately 40 miles an hour down G Street when he...
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experienced head-on collision with positive airbag deployment, negative scenario of the windshield.
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He did tear off the front bumper.
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Upon arrival, he had already self-extricated from the vehicle.
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Inter was refusing to talk to us, however,
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one offered he did get in the back of our ambulance.
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Blood pressure is 170 over 110, heart rate of 140.
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Patients refusing to allow us to put the...
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Patients refusing to allow us to put the heart monitor on.
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and he's refusing to do a lot to really do any sort of further assessment. We have an ETA to you guys about,
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say,
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10 minutes, and I'll break for any questions for Ruby LS at this time.
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