LONG BEACH -- A crash on the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway tied up traffic early Wednesday as firefighters cut the driver from the wreckage of his car.
The driver, a 24-year-old Bell man, was traveling at a high rate of speed at the southern end of the freeway, just before the Third Street exit, when he lost control of his vehicle and veered off the curving road and into a tree, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
"He appeared to be driving at an unsafe speed," Pratt said. "The rain may have been a factor as well."
Long Beach Firefighter Steve Yamamoto said fire department crews were called to the scene around 8 a.m. and had to cut the driver free from the mangled remains of his 2003 Honda Accord.
The unidentified driver had suffered moderate injuries and was rushed to a local hospital by paramedics, Yamamoto said.
The injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening and the investigation is on-going, Pratt said.
Pratt also reminded all drivers to obey the speed limit at all times and drive with extra caution during wet weather.
The driver, a 24-year-old Bell man, was traveling at a high rate of speed at the southern end of the freeway, just before the Third Street exit, when he lost control of his vehicle and veered off the curving road and into a tree, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
"He appeared to be driving at an unsafe speed," Pratt said. "The rain may have been a factor as well."
Long Beach Firefighter Steve Yamamoto said fire department crews were called to the scene around 8 a.m. and had to cut the driver free from the mangled remains of his 2003 Honda Accord.
The unidentified driver had suffered moderate injuries and was rushed to a local hospital by paramedics, Yamamoto said.
The injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening and the investigation is on-going, Pratt said.
Pratt also reminded all drivers to obey the speed limit at all times and drive with extra caution during wet weather.
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