Three Taken By Air Ambulance

By B.J. Hansen Published Mar 5, 2012 12:15 pm Updated Mar 5, 2012 12:16 pm

Three people were hurt in an accident on Highway 12 in Calaveras County.

The CHP reports that the three vehicle collision happened on Sunday morning near the intersection of Lime Creek Road. 19-year-old Katelynn Campbell of Valley Springs was slowing down on Highway 12 to make a turn, and was hit from behind by 20-year-old German Vega of Stockton. Campbell’s Pontiac sedan spun around and was hit by an oncoming Izuzu Rodeo driven by 90-year-old Robert Mason of Lodi.

The CHP reports that Campbell was flown to Doctors Hospital in Modesto to treat moderate injuries, and a one-year-old girl in her car was flown to Memorial Hospital to treat reported minor injuries.

A passenger in Vega’s vehicle, 20-year-old Juan Lieras of Stockton, was also flown to Doctors Hospital to treat moderate injuries. Vega and Mason were not injured.