Freak car crash sends construction site worker plummeting more than 20 feet into hole

ByABC7.com staff, KABC
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Freak O.C. car crash sends construction worker in hole
A driver slammed into a construction site in Anaheim, sending a worker plummeting more than 20 feet into a hole.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- A driver slammed into a construction site in Anaheim, sending a worker plummeting more than 20 feet into a hole.



It happened after 10:30 p.m. Monday near Ball Road and State College Boulevard.



It appears the driver crashed into machinery, which threw the worker down the hole.



Search and rescue crews lowered a stretcher to rescue the worker who was rushed to the hospital.



Police detained the driver about a block from the crash scene.

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