Crime & Safety

Driver Hits Pole, Hospitalized

The French Valley crash left the driver with major injuries.

A driver was hospitalized after crashing a vehicle into a pole on Murrieta Hot Springs Road today.

The crash was reported at 3:33 a.m. on Winchester Road and Technology Drive. The driver, who officials declined to identify, was rushed to a hospital with major injuries, according to Jody Hagemann of Cal Fire.

Ten Firefighters worked using the jaws of life to free the victim from the wreckage, according to Hagemann.

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