GONZALES CRASH JG

A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN GONZALES LEFT 7 PEOPLE INJURED LAST WEEK. THE CRASH OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY 101 NEAR 5TH STREET WHEN A 28 YEAR OLD YUCAIPA WOMAN LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE (AND WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN). THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED SHE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF A MINI-VAN ALSO INVOLVED (43-YEAR OLD JAVIER CAMACHO OF WATSONVILLE) WAS FLOWN TO STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER WITH MAJOR INJURIES. A 5 YEAR OLD AND AN 8 YEAR OLD PASSENGER OF THE MINI-VAN SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. 3 OTHER PASSENGERS (A 41-YEAR OLD WOMAN, AND 2 TEENAGERS) WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH MODERATE INJURIES.