How to resolve AdBlock issue? COBB, Calif. – A Clearlake man was taken to a regional trauma center early Saturday after he was injured in a crash in the Cobb area.
Adam Stillwell, 34, sustained major injuries in the single-vehicle wreck, which occurred at 2:15 a.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
Stillwell was driving his 1997 Mercedes Benz westbound on Highway 175 west of Bottle Rock Road at an unknown speed when, for reasons yet to be determined, he allowed his car to veer towards the right shoulder, the CHP said.
The vehicle's front end hit the wooden guardrail and continued in a northwesterly direction off Highway 175's north shoulder, falling approximately 20 feet down an embankment and into a running creek, according to the CHP.
The Mercedes came to rest on its roof on the north side of the roadway, the CHP said.
Stillwell was trapped inside the Mercedes, and the CHP said fire personnel had to extricate him. It did not appear that Stillwell was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, the report noted.
The CHP said Stillwell was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by REACH air ambulance. Both of his legs and one arm were broken.
Stillwell also was placed under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, the CHP said.
The investigation remains under investigation by CHP Officer Glen Thomas.
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