Runaway golf cart injures U.S. Open spectators
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A runaway golf cart injured 5 folks close to the 16th gap at Pebble Seaside Golf Hyperlinks through the second spherical of the 119th U.S. Open on Friday, in response to the California Freeway Patrol.
The CHP stated a vendor drove the golf cart loaded with containers to a concession stand close to the 16th gap and parked it round 1:20 p.m. ET. When the seller climbed out, a field fell on the cart’s accelerator and brought on it to maneuver.
Witnesses stated the unoccupied cart drove in giant circles till somebody jumped on it and knocked the field off.
The golf cart in query is inspected on the 16th gap through the second spherical of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Seaside. Ross Kinnaird/Getty Pictures
5 folks had been injured within the incident, together with one with a damaged arm, one with a spinal harm and one other with minor accidents, in response to the CHP. One individual was transported to Neighborhood Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, and people with minor accidents had been taken to Natividad Medical Heart in Salinas, California.
A lady who stated she witnessed the accident advised Golf.com that she was standing in a line for the concession stand when the cart began transferring.
“We had been standing within the concession line on the 16th gap when abruptly there was a runaway cart and one man operating after it, then a bunch of individuals operating after it,” Georgie Salant advised Golf.com. “It was really coming straight for the concession line after which it turned, simply by itself, and it did not cease. It began driving in circles. It ran over like, 5 folks.”
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The ages of these injured ranged from 25 to 82, the CHP advised the Californian, a California-based newspaper.
The USGA launched a press release in regards to the incident, however indicated that solely three spectators and the seller had been damage.
“Sadly, throughout right this moment’s second spherical there was an incident involving a golf cart on the 16th gap that resulted in three spectators and a vendor being injured and requiring medical therapy. We are going to proceed to watch their circumstances,” the USGA stated.