An Orange County big-rig crash that occurred on an I-5 freeway off-ramp in San Clemente has sent four people to local hospitals, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a big-rig — Gerald Pesicka, 61, of Frazee, Montana — exited southbound I-5 at Avenida Pico and apparently ran a red light, then crashed into a Volvo SUV and a BMW, trapping one woman in the wreckage. The force of the collision pushed the BMW and Volvo into a second big-rig on Avenida Pico.
Orange County Fire Authority officials said that two women inside the Volvo – Kiley Jones, 25, and Kevyn Menges, 23, both of San Clemente — were taken to Mission Hospital in critical condition. One person inside the BMW was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries; two children who were riding in the BMW were not injured.
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