COARSEGOLD — Just after noon today CHP received reports of a multi-vehicle accident on Road 417 about one half of a mile east of Highway 41.
According to CHP, at approximately 12:15 p.m. a male driver from Coarsegold was heading westbound on Road 417 in a Honda sedan near Chukchansi Road, and traveling too fast for the rainy weather conditions.
As he rounded a corner, the Honda began to slide on the wet pavement into the path of oncoming traffic and was hit by a Ford Expedition, driven by a male, 19, also from Coarsegold, whose mother was in the front passenger seat of the Expedition.
As the Expedition braked in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid colliding with the Honda, it was struck from behind by a Chevy Tahoe.
The female passenger in the Expedition was transported by Sierra Ambulance to Community Regional Medical Center with complaints of pain. The driver of the Expedition was reportedly uninjured.
The driver of the Honda was reported to be unconscious and was transported by ground ambulance to the landing zone at the Park & Ride at Road 200 and Highway 41, with head trauma. He was airlifted by SkyLife One to CRMC.
The male driver of the Tahoe, also from Coarsegold, was reportedly uninjured.
The accident remains under investigation.
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