Driver airlifted to Reno after accident in Meyers

Lake Valley, CalFire and South Lake Tahoe crews help at the Dec. 6 accident in Meyers. Photo/Provided

It took Lake Valley fire paramedics 90 minutes to extricate a woman from her SUV on Sunday after it rolled over in Meyers.

The 17-year-old driver, whose name has not been released, was on Highway 89 near Portal when she went into a ditch. The cause of the Dec. 6 accident is under investigation.

CalStar flew the girl to Renown Medical Center in Reno with a fractured femur.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report