One person with major injuries in single car crash

CARMEL, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The Carmel Police Department and Monterey County CHP are investigating a single car accident that happened on Highway 1 at Sonoma Lane.

At around 3 a.m. Thursday, dispatch received a call from a person who heard a crash. The person saw glow from a cars tail lights and reported it the crash. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a Subaru about 150 to 200 feet down an embankment.

CHP said the driver, a 21-year-old male, was driving north on Highway 1 when he was unable to make the turn into Sonoma Lane. The driver was rushed to Natividad Hospital for major injuries.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. CHP is trying to determine if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash