A 38-year-old Huntingdon woman and her one-year-old son were hurt Tuesday in the dramatic wreck along East College Avenue, State College police said Wednesday.
The woman, identified as Julie Carson, was driving a Mazda sedan westbound about 4:20 p.m. when the vehicle crossed several lanes of traffic — including the eastbound lanes — and went off the roadway in College Township, police said.
WJAC TV reported that the Mazda went airborne before landing in a wooded area just west of the Pike Street intersection.
It nearly ended up in Spring Creek, according to WJAC. The one-year-old, named Howard, was buckled into a car seat in the vehicle, police said.
Both Julie Carson and her son suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the sedan, authorities said. Julie Carson was flown to Altoona for treatment; her son, to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, according to police.
Police did not release information about their respective current conditions on Wednesday.
An investigation into the crash — including its cause — is ongoing, police said. Traffic was partially restricted late Tuesday on East College Avenue as emergency responders worked at the scene. A crane provided by Nevin Stitzer Contracting Inc. plucked the wrecked vehicle from the wooded area where it landed.
Other agencies responding at the scene included State College police, Centre LifeLink, Alpha Fire Company and the Pleasant Gap Fire Company.
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