CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Clearlake Oaks resident suffered major injuries in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning.

James Weiss, 40, was injured in the crash, which occurred on Sulphur Bank Road south of Highway 20 at around 3:30 a.m., according to a report from the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP report said Weiss was driving a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Sulphur Bank Road and, due to unsafe speed, failed to negotiate a righthand curve in the roadway.

Weiss’ Jeep went off the west roadway edge and down an embankment, where it hit a tree before coming to rest on the driver’s side, the CHP said.

As a result of the crash, Weiss was trapped inside the Jeep. A person walking along the roadway at 8:15 a.m. heard him moaning, according to the CHP.

The CHP said Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters from the Clearlake Oaks station responded and freed Weiss from the vehicle.

Weiss was flown by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of major injuries, the CHP reported.

Weiss was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, the CHP said.

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