Driver clings to roof of SUV after crash into rushing river, California officials say

Daniella Segura
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A woman was rescued after her SUV crashed into a rushing river, California officials said.

After crashing into the Trinity River near Junction City on Saturday, Feb. 10, the woman climbed out of the SUV’s window and up onto the roof, California Highway Patrol - Trinity River said in a Feb. 12 Facebook post.

A witness told officials that before the crash they saw the SUV “traveling at a high rate of speed.”

Photos show the woman on top of the SUV that appears to have had its back hatch busted open in the crash.

When rescuers from multiple agencies arrived, they found the woman “clinging to the roof” of her SUV, which had been swept downstream several hundred feet, CHP said.

A woman was rescued after her SUV crashed into a rushing river, California officials said.
A woman was rescued after her SUV crashed into a rushing river, California officials said.

Officials said they do not believe alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash.

“We hope this crash will serve as a reminder of the dangers of driving at excessive speeds,” CHP said.

Junction City is about 200 miles northwest of Sacramento.

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