Two Injured in Accident in Front of Amador Valley High

Two people were injured Thursday afternoon when a brown Ford Ranger struck a fire hydrant in front of Amador Valley High School.

The two people in the vehicle, who were described as an elderly couple, were transported to Valley Care Medical Center for what appeared to be minor injuries.

Police said the vehicle drove over a curb, damaging a chain link fence and stricking a fire hydrant, which spewed water in the immediate area. 

The accident occured at about 2:40 p.m. before school let out and no one else was injured.

Police said the cause of the accident is still being investigated.

Steve Stewart, who lives across the street and was mowing his lawn when the accident occurred said the truck was coming out of the intersection of Jensen St. and Santa Rita Road, as if it was going to make a turn. Instead, the car went straight into the fence and fire hydrant, he said.

Stewart said there was also a small dog inside the vehicle.

Another traffic accident occured at 9 a.m. Thursday, causing minor injuries. That accident involved a vehicle going southbound on Santa Rita Road. The driver hit two other vehicles and fire hydrant. The Contra Costa Times reports the earlier incident involved a woman who is facing DUI charges.