Somerton, AZ : Driver hurt in single-vehicle rollover accident in the 300 block of E. 12th Street on Tuesday, 20th August 2019

A 17-year-old female driver was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center for further evaluation following a single-vehicle rollover accident early Tuesday morning.

According to Fire Chief Paul De Anda of the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department, the crash happened at approximately 7:26 a.m. in the 300 block of E. 12th Street in Somerton.

When Somerton/Cocopah firefighters arrived on scene they found a gold Mitsubishi sedan on its roof with the driver lying next to it. According to the driver, she had been driving east on 12th street when the sun blinded her, causing her to collide with the rear end of a gardener’s trailer.

The gardener, who was cutting the lawn at the time, told firefighters that the Mitsubishi struck the back of his trailer and that the ramp was down at the time, launching the car into the air and onto its roof.

It is not known how fast the Mitsubishi was travelling at the time.

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