By Gary Meyer, TME

CHP officers report that a possible unsafe turning movement on Cuddy Valley Road led to a sensational solo vehicle accident on Thursday, Feb. 9, just west of Lake of the Woods.

A 2008 Chrysler Sebring was ripped apart by…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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When firefighters looked under the hood of this 2008 Chrysler Sebring, the engine and the transmission were gone. The driver, Piñon Pines resident Jerry Tapp, was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

Left: The engine was found 230 feet from the point of impact, off the shoulder of the road.

Right: The transmission was found across the roadway from the tree.

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