By Lenny Roberts
A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Creek Road south of Hermosa Road.
According to CHP Officer Ron Erickson, the victim was northbound in Creek Road when she lost control of her 1997 Toyota Rav4. Erickson said the girl, later identified by Nordhoff assistant principal Susana Arce as Salina Butterfield, was “probably traveling at a high rate of speed” when her car left the road, spun back off the road to the right and crashed into a block wall made of river rock.
Arce said Wednesday afternoon that Butterfield, a senior at Nordhoff, was undergoing surgery at the Ventura County Medical Center after being transferred from the Ojai Valley Community Hospital where she was initially taken by Ojai Life Line paramedics. Butterfield was unconscious when extricated from her SUV by county firefighters, according to Ojai Police Chief Bruce Norris.
Her injuries, according to Erickson, included an open skull fracture and several contusions of the left side of her body. It was not known if she was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, listed at 6:45 a.m.
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I am a neighbor and woke up this morning to the sirens of the responders coming to help this young girl. Our prayers are with her and her family. I hope this can be an unfortunate reminder to all to drive cautiously and that Creek Road is windy and dangerous road. God Bless.
I am a neighbor as well and my thoughts are with Ms. Butterfield and her family. Please, every one be careful...
I have never met Salina but she is the younger sister of my good friend. Everyone in Seattle is hoping the best for Salina andher family.
-Jessica in Seattle
I've known Salina for 5 and a half years and I'm one of her two best friends. Please everyone reading this, if you believe in any prayer then pray.
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