Unhitched trailer strikes man in Watsonville
UPDATE: 11/2/2018 2:23 p.m. A man suffered severe injuries to his legs after a trailer unhitched from an SUV and struck him while he was walking his dog in Watsonville.
The incident happened Friday morning in the Harkin Slough, Ohlone area.
The road was closed for several hours while investigators canvassed the scene.
Watonville police told KION the SUV had a mechanical failure and the trailer unhitched, made it’s way across the lane and up onto the sidewalk.
The victim was taken to a trauma center.
The driver is cooperating with police.
Friday’s accident comes just one day after an elderly man was struck by a car on Airport Blvd in Watsonville.
