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Jeep Crashes Through Front Porch Injuring Driver

By Michael P. Neufeld
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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Crestline, CA - The unidentified driver of a jeep crashed through the front porch of a Crestline residence causing a minor natural gas leak. The vehicle came to a halt between two pine trees in the 23000 block of Knapps Cutoff.

The driver was extracted from the vehicle by Crest Forest Fire personnel and taken to the ball field at Lake Gregory where Mercy Air transported him to Loma Linda University Medical Center.

The driver of this jeep was airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center shortly after his jeep crashed through a porch and was wedged between two pine trees on Knapps Cutoff in Crestline. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

The residents of the home damaged in the accident had gone out to dinner at a local restaurant after deciding against having a front yard barbecue. The barbecue grill sat just a few feet from where the jeep crashed through the front porch.

The unidentified driver of a jeep was extracted by Crest Forest Fire personnel after his vehicle crashed on Knapps Cutoff in Crestline. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

The California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department were on scene.

The Gas Company had been notified of the small leak and were on their way to the scene.