"One law enforcement official escaped without significant injuries after a tree fell onto his car while driving along Highway 17 at the tail end of this past week's powerful atmospheric river storm. At about 5:40 p.m. Thursday, California Highway Patrol officers were called to a crash south of Summit Road along the notoriously dangerous highway and discovered two vehicles at the scene."
"Zayante incident Meanwhile, several hours later, another dangerous roadway incident occurred along Zayante Road in the San Lorenzo Valley. The Zayante Fire Protection District shared in a social media statement that it was alerted to a crash at 2:15 a.m. Friday along the 7350 block of East Zayante Road. A 20-year-old woman veered off of East Zayante Road in Friday's predawn hours and tumbled 125 feet down an embankment."
At about 5:40 p.m. Thursday on Highway 17, heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall onto a southbound 2013 Audi Q5 and a northbound 2021 Ford Explorer CHP patrol vehicle. Both vehicles were moving at an undetermined speed. The CHP officer sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital; the Audi driver suffered no injuries. The crash is under CHP investigation. Shortly before 2:15 a.m. Friday on East Zayante Road, a 20-year-old woman veered off the road and tumbled about 125 feet down an embankment. Responders found her climbing from Zayante Creek; her Subaru Crosstrek was towed, its airbags deployed, and a communication line was severed.
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