[11-26-2021] San Francisco County, CA – CHP Officer Hurt Following a Car Crash near Bay Bridge Toll Plaza

A California Highway Patrol Officer was hurt after a traffic crash involving an uncooperative driver near the Bay Bridge toll plaza on Sunday afternoon, November 26, 2021.

The accident happened at approximately 4:00 p.m. The California Highway Patrol received information about an uncooperative motorist in a tow truck on the toll plaza.

The tow vehicle driver originally fled the tow plaza, heading back towards Oakland in the wrong direction, but eventually turned around and slammed a CHP vehicle in the toll plaza.

The tow truck driver then attempted to hit another patrol car but struck a civilian vehicle instead. The driver in the civilian vehicle was uninjured in the mishap, while the CHP officer sustained minor injuries.

The tow truck driver was later identified as 46-year-old Michael C. Authorities determined that the tow truck driver stole his nephew’s vehicle before the accident. He sustained minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

The tow truck driver was then booked at the Santa Rita Jail on several felony charges. The Oakland Police Department is further investigating the case.

Wrong-Way Crash Statistics

Automobile accidents are the main cause of injury in the United States. Nearly 2 million people are injured each year in car accidents. Only in California does the state suffer more than 200,000 injuries each year from illicit drug use.

Reckless driving is responsible for the vast majority of these accidents. More than 13,000 people are killed in catastrophic car accidents each year because of reckless driving.

Speeding is to blame for 30 percent of all car accidents. Drunk driving is to blame for 40 percent of all fatal car accidents. About 20% of car accident injuries are caused by distracted driving.

Only one percent of all California highway crashes are wrong-way collisions, but the consequences of wrong-way impacts can be devastating. Wrong-way collisions can result in severe injury or even death.

Wrong-way collisions claim the lives of an average of 37 Californians each year. Distracted driving, intoxicated driving, driver weariness, and speeding are among the many causes of these collisions.

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