By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
Sunday afternoon, a girl or woman (it is presently not clear whether the female was an adult or a child) was riding a quad when she collided with a metal pole.
The location of the accident was given on the CHP’s traffic page as being in the area of County Road 9 and Sixth Avenue. It was actually well to the south of Road 9.
Emergency responders began heading to the crash scene at about 4:07 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19.
According to the CHP, the quad rider was having difficulty breathing, an injury to her stomach, and was bleeding from her mouth.
The Enloe FlightCare helicopter was requested at 4:15 p.m.
At 4:21 p.m., Orland Fire Chief Justin Chaney asked the fire dispatcher to inform Enloe Medical Center personnel that the victim has “major trauma.”
Seven minutes later, the dispatcher told Chaney he had just received a call from Enloe saying there was a 20-minute estimated time of arrival for the helicopter.
FlightCare was “on the ground at 16:51 [4:51 p.m.].”
Watch for an update in The Observer in the not-too-distant future.
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