Driver Refuses to Exit Car Involved in 3-Vehicle Traffic Collision

Central-Alameda, Los Angeles, CA: A driver involved in a three-vehicle traffic collision refused to exit his damaged car when the Los Angeles Fire Department crews arrived on the scene around 11:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5.

LAFD responded to the 1300 east block of 42nd Street in the Central-Alameda neighborhood within South Los Angeles for a collision involving three vehicles with reports of a truck rollover into a front yard.

Firefighters were seen speaking with the driver seated inside a car involved in the crash who refused to exit the vehicle. He stayed in the vehicle for approximately 30-40 minutes until Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived on the scene and talked the driver out of the vehicle. He was placed in an ambulance by LAFD paramedics and transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.

The occupant(s) in the overturned truck self-extricated.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.

Video: Jack Reynolds, Photojournalist / KNN