Car Plunges Onto 18th Hole At Tilden Golf Course; Occupants Flee Scene
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firefighters were called to the 18th hole at the Tilden Park Golf Course Thursday after a car rolled off the adjacent roadway and fell onto the course.
The incident was reported at 2:21 p.m. as witnesses reported a car crashing off Golf Course Drive and onto the golf course, three occupants reportedly fleeing the area while one person remained trapped inside the car with a suspected back injury.
Firefighters initiated a search of the area after witnesses reported that a second car may have been involved in the crash, and that possibly a child and a dog may also have been involved. Those reports could not be immediately confirmed, though some witnesses reported that another car may have picked up the occupants fleeing the scene.
A Contra Costa Fire Protection District helicopter landed at the golf course and transported the sole remaining victim to John Muir Hospital.
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Driving while stoned?
Unknown… driver believed to have fled. Child they were looking for has been located, apparently…
FYI, the reason I mentioned this is last two times I was up in the Berkeley Hills for the view, it seemed like 50% of the people (75% of the youth) were getting stoned.
Unknown if Reefer Madness was a factor here. The road gets a little twisty in there, though…
Ten points for humor.
Why would Moraga-Orinda go there? Isn’t in the city of Oakland.
Any MOFD person more than welcome to take this one but we believe it falls under a mutual aid situation due to location…
There are at least 3 fire stations mapped closer than MOFD. Probably more like 4 or 5.
Three occupants fleeing, … mmm sounds like they were in a stolen car… and of course the one trapped suspect would say, he wasn’t driving.