FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – The California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to avoid distractions and wear their seatbelts after a crash was provoked by “severe allergies.”
On Monday, CHP Fresno area shared a social media post regarding a crash in which a driver “sneezed his way off the road,” through a fence and into a brick wall.
The driver and his passengers were wearing seatbelts, which, according to officers, prevented serious injuries.
“Limiting distractions can save lives (and maybe prevent surprise detours courtesy of a sneeze attack),” reads the social media post…