Driver hospitalized after hitting tree on Creston Road
61-year-old man transported to Sierra Vista Hospital
– A Paso Robles man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Creston Road on Wednesday, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol Templeton office.
Danny W. Mathews, 61, was driving a 2008 Toyota Highlander southbound on Creston Road near Creston Ridge Lane at approximately 4:15 p.m. when the incident occurred.
According to the CHP, Mathews made an unsafe turn to the right while approaching a left curve, causing him to leave the roadway. His vehicle struck a fence, then a utility pole, before hitting a tree where it came to rest.
Mathews, who was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, sustained major abrasions to his abdomen, a fracture to his right femur, and chest pain. Both airbags were deployed during the collision. He was transported by San Luis Ambulance to Sierra Vista Hospital for treatment.
Officers are investigating the crash. Officers reported that neither drugs nor alcohol appeared to be factors in the incident.
