Car Lands In Calaveras Creek Bed

Rancho Calaveras, CA — A car ended up in a creek bed as a result of a crash on Milton Road.

The CHP reports that 57-year-old Steven E. Paul was driving a Chrysler 300 near the intersection of Baldwin Street. He lost control of the vehicle going into a curvy section of the road, and collided head-on with a depressed seasonal creek bed that was covered with barbed wire fencing and metal post. After the impact, the vehicle came to a stop in the creek bed.

Paul was taken to Mark Twain Medical Center to treat reported minor injuries. The accident happened at 12:40pm on Friday.