Abandoned Car Sets Off Chain Reaction In Davis
DAVIS (CBS13) ― Eight cars piled up in a series of crashes after a driver left his car abandoned on Interstate 80 early Sunday morning, injuring a number of people.
The California Highway Patrol said a car lost control on Interstate 80 east of Mace Boulevard just after midnight, slamming into the guard rail and coming to rest in the middle of the road.
The driver abandoned the car without leaving any lights on, authorities said.
An alert motorist spotted the crash, pulled over and attempted to use a flashlight to warn other oncoming vehicles about the hazard, but one vehicle was unable to avoid the wreckage and slammed into it, triggering a chain reaction.
Seven more vehicles became involved in the accident, including a Unitrans bus chartered by a UC Davis sorority to carry dozens of students from a party in Sacramento.
"It seemed like a tough situation for motorists to avoid because of the fact it was blacked out," said Officer Ken Walter of the California Highway Patrol.
Eight people, including one of the students on the bus, were injured and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the abandoned car has not been located.
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