Being a little sleepy and operating a car with worn tires may have lead to a 22 year old Nevada City woman crashing her car into an embankment around 4:30 this morning. According to CHP Officer Barnthouse the woman was driving a 1995 Ford Thunderbird down Pittsburg Mine Road near Pittsburg Road when the vehicle left the road causing significant damage to the vehicle and injury to the driver.
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The officer determined that the woman was not under the influence of alcohol, she was just a little sleepy and driving too fast. The CHP assisted her in getting medical attention and she was released without further incident.
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