San Angelo Driver Fails to Yield Right of Way, Crashes into a Pickup

During the noon hour, the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer failed to yield the right of way during a left turn on Sherwood Way and Pecos St. and collided with a Nissan Frontier, said Sgt. Todd Dornhecker with the San Angelo Police Department.

Dornhecker said the Nissan Frontier was traveling westbound on Sherwood Way on a green light while the driver of the Trailblazer traveled eastbound. The driver of the Chevy was making a left turn on an unprotected green light when he failed to yield to the pickup.

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The driver of the Trailblazer received minor injuries from an airbag deployment and was transported to Shannon Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Dornhecker stated the driver will be cited for failing to yield the right away on a left turn.