Yesterday’s traffic on Highway 37 went from routine to chaotic when a multi-vehicle crash near Noble Road triggered a mass-casualty response and brought a CHP helicopter into the mix, according to authorities. Fire crews, ambulances, and California Highway Patrol units rushed to the scene, where multiple patients were treated and taken to area hospitals. One person was airlifted to a trauma center while others were transported by ground ambulance.
What Officials Reported
According to CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations, Schell-Vista Fire Protection District and Sonoma Valley Fire District requested CHP helicopter H-30 to respond to the collision on Highway 37 at Noble Road. The post states that the incident command declared a mass-casualty incident and that H-30 arrived to help move patients from the crash scene.
Where Patients Were Taken
The CHP reel notes that CHP H-30 is on the pad at John Muir, and shows one patient being flown to a nearby trauma center. John Muir Health operates the Walnut Creek Medical Center, Contra Costa County’s designated Level II trauma center, which is equipped to receive helicopter transfers…