REACH 6, a medevac helicopter, has been dispatched to the scene of an apparently serious crash near mile marker 100.4 on Highway 1 near the intersection with Highway 101 at Leggett. The incident was reported at approximately 1:18 p.m. today.
According to the CHP, a vehicle left the roadway. Initial reports from a passing motorist indicated that the occupant of the vehicle was unresponsive to shouts.
The helicopter is currently overhead and preparing to land nearby.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
UPDATE 2:21 p.m.: The patient has been extricated from the vehicle and brought up to the roadway. They are now waiting on a ground ambulance to transport the patient. It isn’t clear if the ambulance will transport the patient to the hospital or to a landing zone for the medevac.
