Elderly Driver Trapped After Car Careens Off Road

An elderly woman narrowly avoided serious injury Wednesday morning when her car jumped a curb and dropped into a parking garage, crashing through the windshield of a parked car and trapping her inside, according to the Fire Department.

The 70-year-old woman was exiting northbound on Birch Street from Page Mill Road at around 11:00 a.m. when her car jumped the curb and fell seven to eight feet down, crashing into the parked car, the rear of her own car resting on a brick retaining wall.

Palo Alto Firefighters responded to a reported accident at the Sheridan Ave underground parking garage.

Upon arrival, they found one vehicle on top of another. They found the woman trapped inside, and secured her car with chains and rope and pulled her out with a ladder. She was unhurt and no one was in the car underneath, said Battalion Chief Chris Woodard.

One of the vehicles was a total loss, and there were no injuries to Fire personnel.

Fire Engines 2, Rescue 2, Truck 6, Medics, Battalion Chief and Palo Alto Police responded to the incident.

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