Police: Distraction may have factored in serious crash in Crystal Friday morning Rescue workers performed life-saving measures on a man who was badly injured. Author: Pexels A man who suffered life-threatening injuries was one of four people hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in Crystal on Friday morning. According to the Crystal Police Department, a community service officer drove upon the scene of the crash moments after it happened around 5 a.m. The collision involved two vehicles on the 4500 block fo Douglas Drive. Police and West Metro Fire Rescue workers performed life-saving measures at the scene to help the 48-year-old man who suffered life-threatening injuries. Paramedics then transported him to a local hospital in serious condition.