Calaveras County Accident Update

San Andreas, CA — A 16 year old female from Douglas Flat is in critical condition at Modesto Memorial Hospital following a single vehicle accident early this morning in Calaveras County.

At approximately 1:50am the C.H.P. received a call regarding a rollover accident on French Gulch Rd. south of Darby Lane. The 16 year old female driver (she took her parents 2007 Toyota Sienna without permission) picked up five friends and was traveling between 70-80 mph when she lost control and rolled the vehicle three times.

According to the C.H.P. report the critically injured teenager was the only one of the six in the 2007 Toyota Sienna that was not wearing a seat belt … she was ejected.

Others in the vehicle included a 19 year old male from Copperopolis, two 16 year old males from Murphys and a 16 year old female from Murphys.

No names are being released as this accident is still under investigation.

Written by bill.johnson@mlode.com