NTA CRUZ FIREMEN FREED AN ELDERLY WOMAN FROM A CAR WRECK ON FRIDAY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 600 BLOCK OF RIVER STREET. WHEN RESCUE CREWS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THEY FOUND THE VICTIM TRAPPED IN AN UPTURNED VEHICLE. FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO USE EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT TO FREE THE WOMAN, AND SHE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO AN AREA HOSPITAL . THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT