Crime & Safety
Caltrans Worker Finds Man Beaten
The attack and robbery happened south of Watsonville early Friday.
A 57-year-old man was found beaten on the side of the road just south of Watsonville early Friday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
A Caltrans worker found the man along southbound Trafton Road, west of state Highway 1, at about 1:10 a.m.
The semi-conscious victim told the sheriff's office that a male suspect and a female suspect beat him with a tire iron, swiped his wallet containing hundreds of dollars in cash and stole his primer gray 1984 Toyota Corolla with California license plate No. 1551HDP.
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The victim was transported to Watsonville Community Hospital before being flown to San Jose Regional Trauma Center.
—Bay City News
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