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Calif. man airlifted after crash

Vehicle left roadway on curve, hit tree; firefighters extricated him before sending him to hospital via air ambulance

The Times-Standard

ALDERPOINT, Calif. — An Alderpoint man was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with major injuries following an accident on Bell Springs Road north of Jewitt Road in Southern Humboldt County on Thursday morning.

Donald Mark Heberlein, 73, was driving southbound on Bell Springs Road when his 1991 GMC Jimmy left the roadway on a curve and hit a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Cal Fire personnel extracted Heberlein from his vehicle before transporting him by air ambulance. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor, and CHP is investigating the crash.

An Alderpoint man was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with major injuries following an accident on Bell Springs Road north of Jewitt Road in Southern Humboldt County on Thursday morning.

Donald Mark Heberlein, 73, was driving southbound on Bell Springs Road when his 1991 GMC Jimmy left the roadway on a curve and hit a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Cal Fire personnel extracted Heberlein from his vehicle before transporting him by air ambulance. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor, and CHP is investigating the crash.

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