[02-20-2023] Imperial County, CA – 36-Year-Old Man Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 8

A 36-year-old man was seriously injured after a collision on Interstate 8 on Monday, February 20.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Monday evening east of Forrester Road on I-8.

The CHP stated that a 2007 Ford Freestar and a 2021 Ford Box collided at the crash scene.

The 2007 Ford Freestar was being driven by a San Ysidro, California, man in his mid-thirties, east of Forrester Road on I-8.

Additionally, a 2021 Ford Box Truck driven by a 51-year-old El Centro, California woman, was traveling eastbound east of Forrester Road but in front of the Ford Freestar.

The CHP noted that traffic was slow because of a previous collision in the westbound lanes of I-8 east of Forrester Road.

According to CHP, the 36-year-old driver crashed directly into the back of the Ford Box Truck, and the cause of the collision is still under investigation.

According to CHP, the 36-year-old man was transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center with severe injuries and received medical attention.

According to CHP, both people involved in the collision were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and it doesn’t appear that either was impaired.

The accident remains under investigation.

Two-Vehicle Crash Statistics

In the United States, car accidents are the leading cause of death and serious injury. More than two million people are killed and ten million more are injured due to traffic-related incidents every year.

According to the National Safety Council, in 2020, more people perished in car accidents as a result of risky habits like speeding, drinking and driving, and not wearing a seat belt. The death rate had been falling for three years until that year’s 8.3 percent spike. A total of 42,338 people lost their lives in car accidents in the United States in 2020, up from 39,107 the year before.

It is estimated that 3,847 persons lost their lives in car accidents in California that year. Over half of the fatalities (2,260 or 59%) were the result of accidents involving just one vehicle, while nearly half were caused by collisions involving multiple vehicles (1,587 or 41%).

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