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Witness to Rollover Crash Thought it was 'Hollywood Stunt'

A Chula Vista driver had to be rescued from their car after they drove up the loading ramps on a parked flatbed truck and rolled over.The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said that the driver was headed east on E Street near Broadway when it hit the back of a flatbed truck in the process of loading a forklift. Neighbor Says He Saw Border Patrol Agent Using Drugs Prior to Arrest The wheels on the passenger side of the car went up the loading ramps causing the Toyota to catch air and flip over on its driver side and come to rest in the middle of E Street.A witness who was driving alongside the Toyota told NBC 7 that the crash looked like a Hollywood stunt. Aspiring Model with San Diego Ties Among 6 Killed in AZ Plan Crash “It was kind of like a movie minus the popcorn,” Julie said.Another witness said a crowd of people immediately ran toward the overturned car to help the driver, but a Good Samaritan with EMT experience stopped them to make sure they didn’t make matters worse. Man Shot in The Head Found Dead in Crashed SUV: CVPD “There were a couple of people that got to the car before I did,” Good Samaritan Nancy Brown said. “They wanted to lift the car back up and I told them not to.”Brown said she spoke to the driver through the broken passenger-side window until emergency responders arrived.Chula Vista Fire Department firefighters responded to the scene and used the jaws of life to cut away the roof of the car to free the driver.The driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash.Photo Credit: NBC 7 This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Source: NBC San Diego

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