San Andreas, CA…On July 5th, at approximately 2:34pm, a red Mazda Miata driven by a Valley Springs man was traveling westbound on SR-12. A San Andreas, CHP officer was traveling eastbound on SR-12, in a fully marked CHP Ford Explorer. This collision occurred when the Miata failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and rove off the payment and onto the dirt/gravel shoulder. The driver over corrected and swerved to the left across the double yellow lines and directly into the path of the CHP Officer’s vehicle.

The impact struck the drivers side door of the CHP vehicle and cause the vehicle to travel onto the south shoulder and roll over one time before coming to rest on it’s wheels blocking both lanes. The Miata came to rest blocking the eastbound lane.

SR-12 was closed for approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes. Alcohol and drugs are not a factor in this incident and the incident is still under investigation.

The CHP Officer was taken to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto with moderate injuries and the driver of the Miata was taken to Mark Twain Medical center with minor injuries.