TWIN BRIDGES — A man was hit by a car while he was putting chains on his own vehicle’s tires on Highway 50 in El Dorado County, officials said Friday.
The California Highway Patrol’s South Lake Tahoe division said it happened along a curve on the eastbound side of the highway in the Twin Bridges area near Slippery Ford Road.
A man had parked his silver Nissan Rogue on the shoulder and was putting chains on the left rear tire when he was hit by a red Subaru Impreza, the CHP said.
While the speed limit when chain controls are required is 25 miles per hour, the CHP said the Subaru was moving at around 45-50 miles per hour when it lost control and veered onto the shoulder, hitting the man and the Nissan.
The man suffered major injuries and was transported to an area hospital. In the Nissan were three young children between the ages of 2 and 10 and an adult woman in the front passenger seat. None of them suffered injuries.
The driver of the Subaru and two passengers in that vehicle were uninjured, the CHP said.
The Subaru driver stayed at the scene and was cooperative. The CHP said DUI was not a factor.