Traffic & Transit
Multiple Injuries In 3-Car Crash On Freedom Blvd. In Watsonville
Freedom Boulevard was closed for several hours due to the crash.
WATSONVILLE, CA — Watsonville police continue to investigate a multi-injury crash Thursday morning that has forced an hours-long closure of Freedom Boulevard.
Watsonville police issued an advisory shortly before 7 a.m. about the crash and closure between Lincoln and Stanford streets.
According to a preliminary report from police, a white SUV was trying to make an illegal U-turn on Freedom Boulevard near Prospect Street when a black SUV crashed into it.
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The black SUV then smashed into a building and a parked car. Two people were inside the parked car that was launched about 75 feet and into a light pole, Watsonville police said.
Occupants in all involved vehicles were taken to local hospitals with various injuries, but Watsonville police said all are in stable condition.
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Freedom Boulevard between Lincoln and Stanford Streets was expected to reopen at about noon Thursday.
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