CHP Officer Kory Reynolds said officers responded to six collisions, made an arrest during a traffic stop, and later arrested two drivers for driving under the influence after one crashed and went into Clear Lake and another hit the fountain at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa.
The first arrest occurred after Officer Erich Paarsch made a traffic stop at 9:30 a.m. Monday for a registration violation on a motorcycle being ridden by Joseph Thomas, 27, of Clearlake, Reynolds said.
He said Thomas was detained as an investigation revealed that he was not licensed and a false registration tab was on the license plate.
During a search of Thomas a large sum of money was located as well as other evidence of drug trafficking. Thomas was booked into the Hill Road Correctional Facility for falsely displaying registration and was released on $5,000 bail, according to Reynolds.
In the first crash of the day, which Reynolds said occurred at 12:10 p.m., Scott Ekstrand of Kelseyville was driving his 1990 Buick La Sabre and attempting to turn right onto Highway 29 from C Street in Lower Lake when he failed to see an approaching 2006 Ford F-150 driven by Colleen Posey, 49, of Middletown, who also was heading northbound.
Ekstrand attempted his turn and collided with Posey. Reynolds said Posey was transported to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake with complaints of pain, but Ekstrand was not injured. Officer Randy Forslund is investigating the collision.
The day's next incident, at 1:35 p.m., involved Kenneth Dossey, 61, of Eureka, who was driving his 1994 Geo Tracker northbound on Highway 29 north of Diener Drive near Lower Lake at approximately 55 miles per hour, Reynolds said.
For unknown reasons Dossey allowed his vehicle to drift off the west shoulder. Reynolds said Dossey overcorrected and traveled across both lanes and exited the east shoulder, and the vehicle traveled down an embankment and struck two trees.
Reynolds said Dossey was taken by REACH to Santa Rosa Memorial hospital with a complaint of pain and lacerations to his head and face. Officer Mark Crutcher is investigating the collision.
At 3:20 p.m. Santiago Ricci, 53, of Lucerne was driving his vehicle, a 1980 Ford F-150, eastbound on Highway 20 west of Foothill Drive in Lucerne at approximately 55 miles per hour when he allowed his vehicle to drift off the south shoulder. Reynolds said the vehicle traveled through some brush and into Clear Lake.
Ricci was not injured in the collision and was located at the scene. Reynolds said Ricci was arrested for driving under the influence. Officer Brendan Bach is investigating the incident.
At 4:50 p.m., Lura Rockhold, 40, of Kelseyville was driving her vehicle, a 1997 Toyota 4Runner northbound on Wildcat Road in Kelseyville at approximately 10 miles per hour when she turned her vehicle to the right, causing her to collide with a bridge guardrail and overturn, Reynolds said.
He said Rockhold suffered a minor injury in the collision, which is being investigated by Officer Crutcher.
At 7 p.m. hours William Lahue, 67, of Central Valley, Calif., was backing a 1995 International dump truck on private property near Putah Lane in Hidden Valley Lake when he failed to observe a power
pole behind him and struck the pole, dislodging it, Reynolds said.
Lahue was not injured in the collision and no power was lost to Pacific Gas & Electric customers, Reynolds said. South Lake County Fire officials said a power outage that affected Hidden Valle Lake for several hours resulted from PG&E cutting the power for safety reasons. Officer Frederick is investigating the collision.
In the last incident of the day, which took place at 9:40 p.m., Raymond Casillias, 21, of Lakeport was driving a 1995 Saturn northbound on Soda Bay Road when he lost control of the vehicle and struck the rock fountain at the entrance to Konocti Harbor Resort in Kelseyville, Reynolds said.
Casillias and his three passengers were not injured in the collision, but Casillias was contacted at the scene and arrested for driving under the influence, Reynolds said. Officer Frederick is investigating the collision.
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