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    Teen sustains major injuries from head-on solo collision in rural Paso 

    18-year-old woman airlifted to Stanford University Hospital new laws california

    On Tuesday, May 19, at approximately 7:44 a.m., an 18-year-old woman crashed in a single-car accident in rural Paso Robles and was airlifted to Stanford University Hospital due to major injures, the California Highway Patrol reports.

    Karley Maldonado of Paso Robles was driving at about 55 mph in a 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio westbound on Union Road when the accident occurred, the report says. The vehicle began to drift off the road, and then re-entered the roadway with a steering motion to the left, the report says.

    Once her car returned to the roadway, she made a sharp turn to the right, causing the vehicle to rotate, leave the roadway and travel onto the dirt shoulder, and strike a juniper tree head-on, CHP reports.

    Maldanado sustained major injuries as a result of the collision, including a bilateral femur fracture, broken ankles and other injuries to her chest, CHP reports. After ground transportation to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, she was airlifted to Stanford University Hospital for addition medical care, according to CHP.

    The CHP reported that drugs and alcohol were not believed to be factors.

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    Tiana Turrentine

    Love you Karley and we're all praying for you to get better soon.

    Sarah Hinds

    UCLA not Stanford

    Tami Padilla

    lots and lots of prayers for you to get better soon and heal real fast you are loved and prayed for

    Seth Maldonado

    All that fake

    Seth Maldonado

    Not how she crashed!!

    Tiana Turrentine

    Are you ok sethie. Logan told me to tell u he's thinkin of u

    Jen Fuller

    Yikes!!! Prayers for all involved! Too many accidents lately. People, please slow down!!!

    Bud Franklin

    Please anyone that reads about my Granddaughter please take a minute and go to GOFUNDME" any donation will help and you'll feel a bit better. I promise

    Nurse Kristie

    That part of the road is in perfect condition. You are thinking of the road south toward Cass Winery. Hope she heals quickly!

    Joey Kiljoi

    My dad was the first CHP on site and recovered her phone. She was in a heavy texting conversation on her phone starting at 7:15am and the last one she sent was 7:37am. Hopefully she recovers just enough to be able to educate what taking your eyes off the road while doing 50mph.

    So many people say she is a sweet girl, probably is, but very ignorant and dumb. She will pay the rest of her life, thankfully she didn't hurt anyone else while she was being so careless.

    We don't need anymore of these kind of people. Theres people out there who love life, who have dreams and don't live through their phone and social media.

    Joey Kiljoi

    she was on her phone and you know it.

    Joey Kiljoi

    Funny, the man with the dodge viper is asking for money already.

    Shelli Franklin-Maldonado

    Joey, first of all, your dad was not the first on scene Mr. BAIN WAS! I don't know who you're referring to as your dad on scene but your/ dad's name last name is nowhere in the police retort. I am Karleys mom and was on scene befor the CHP arrived. Second of all her phone had a password on it and I was the first to go through her phone and her last text was at 11:38 pm telling her aunt good night and I love you. Your made up information is not only 100% false and complete ignorance but heartbreaking and rude. Karley has only been licensed 6 weeks and this accident happen due to lack of experience and over correcting. We're you not taught as a child of you don't have anything nice to say keep your comment to yourself? Is people like you that start rumors and hurt the people that are truly suffering. I thank each and everyone of you that have supported us unconditionally.

    Bud Franklin

    Hey you hiding behind your pseudonym …. that means Fake Name …since I doubt your old enough to know…. as you refer to your "DADDY" being the 1st CHP to respond…. Yes I felt a bit stupid also as I actually called the CHP office seeking an Officer "Kiljoi" it wasn't until the desk Sargent pointed out …the "Kill Joy" that I found out I realized I had been taken…I had more important things on my mind then some little asshole being cruel ….Good thing for you too that I think your a child otherwise I might wring your scrawny little neck … I would love to put you right where Karley is right now. Yes, I do have a Viper and I would gladly give it up if it could mean this never happened…. I suspect your a child or you would know that my Viper would not cover even 1 or 2 days of her Medical cost …..Stupid…. a person that pays bills would know that!
    But, you go ahead and hide behind the anonymity of the net…. Understand this… Yes, her phone was checked and the only use of the phone that morning was to call her Mother after the accident…. That takes COURAGE something you know nothing of … if you were of any intelligence at all you would understand the pain of receiving a call like that… so you sit there behind you anonymous little keyboard and let the Grownups take care of business … go find something else to play with for if I see you post anything else …. I WILL FIND YOU … I worked and have friends in TELECOUMMINICATIONS and I was a Private Eye and a Bounty Hunter…your IP address is not that hard to find out…. that means I CAN FIND YOU … and I know what to do when I find you ……. So Just maybe I will and if I chose I could be at your house within a few hours …. Then You "BOY" would suffer and that is a promise so you Better be looking out for me …. and pray I choose not to find you ………………….

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    Tiana Turrentine

    Love you Karley and we're all praying for you to get better soon.

    Sarah Hinds

    UCLA not Stanford

    Tami Padilla

    lots and lots of prayers for you to get better soon and heal real fast you are loved and prayed for

    Seth Maldonado

    All that fake

    Seth Maldonado

    Not how she crashed!!

    Tiana Turrentine

    Are you ok sethie. Logan told me to tell u he's thinkin of u

    Jen Fuller

    Yikes!!! Prayers for all involved! Too many accidents lately. People, please slow down!!!

    Bud Franklin

    Please anyone that reads about my Granddaughter please take a minute and go to GOFUNDME" any donation will help and you'll feel a bit better. I promise

    Nurse Kristie

    That part of the road is in perfect condition. You are thinking of the road south toward Cass Winery. Hope she heals quickly!

    Joey Kiljoi

    My dad was the first CHP on site and recovered her phone. She was in a heavy texting conversation on her phone starting at 7:15am and the last one she sent was 7:37am. Hopefully she recovers just enough to be able to educate what taking your eyes off the road while doing 50mph.

    So many people say she is a sweet girl, probably is, but very ignorant and dumb. She will pay the rest of her life, thankfully she didn't hurt anyone else while she was being so careless.

    We don't need anymore of these kind of people. Theres people out there who love life, who have dreams and don't live through their phone and social media.

    Joey Kiljoi

    she was on her phone and you know it.

    Joey Kiljoi

    Funny, the man with the dodge viper is asking for money already.

    Shelli Franklin-Maldonado

    Joey, first of all, your dad was not the first on scene Mr. BAIN WAS! I don't know who you're referring to as your dad on scene but your/ dad's name last name is nowhere in the police retort. I am Karleys mom and was on scene befor the CHP arrived. Second of all her phone had a password on it and I was the first to go through her phone and her last text was at 11:38 pm telling her aunt good night and I love you. Your made up information is not only 100% false and complete ignorance but heartbreaking and rude. Karley has only been licensed 6 weeks and this accident happen due to lack of experience and over correcting. We're you not taught as a child of you don't have anything nice to say keep your comment to yourself? Is people like you that start rumors and hurt the people that are truly suffering. I thank each and everyone of you that have supported us unconditionally.

    Bud Franklin

    Hey you hiding behind your pseudonym …. that means Fake Name …since I doubt your old enough to know…. as you refer to your "DADDY" being the 1st CHP to respond…. Yes I felt a bit stupid also as I actually called the CHP office seeking an Officer "Kiljoi" it wasn't until the desk Sargent pointed out …the "Kill Joy" that I found out I realized I had been taken…I had more important things on my mind then some little asshole being cruel ….Good thing for you too that I think your a child otherwise I might wring your scrawny little neck … I would love to put you right where Karley is right now. Yes, I do have a Viper and I would gladly give it up if it could mean this never happened…. I suspect your a child or you would know that my Viper would not cover even 1 or 2 days of her Medical cost …..Stupid…. a person that pays bills would know that!
    But, you go ahead and hide behind the anonymity of the net…. Understand this… Yes, her phone was checked and the only use of the phone that morning was to call her Mother after the accident…. That takes COURAGE something you know nothing of … if you were of any intelligence at all you would understand the pain of receiving a call like that… so you sit there behind you anonymous little keyboard and let the Grownups take care of business … go find something else to play with for if I see you post anything else …. I WILL FIND YOU … I worked and have friends in TELECOUMMINICATIONS and I was a Private Eye and a Bounty Hunter…your IP address is not that hard to find out…. that means I CAN FIND YOU … and I know what to do when I find you ……. So Just maybe I will and if I chose I could be at your house within a few hours …. Then You "BOY" would suffer and that is a promise so you Better be looking out for me …. and pray I choose not to find you ………………….

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