OCFA firefighter paramedics quickly extricated 1 patient and immediately treated/transported a total of 5 trauma patients as part of a head-on traffic collision MCI (Multi-Casualty Incident) at S. Raitt and W. Monte Vista in the City of SantaAna at 10:14 a.m. today.
The crash happened a few blocks east of Monte Vista Elementary School.
The SAPD provided assistance.
The cause of the crash was not divulged.
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.