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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A pickup rollover on Merritt Road late Thursday night killed two people, injured four others and led to an arrest for felony driving under the influence and manslaughter.
The crash, first reported at about 11 p.m., occurred in the 2000 block of Merritt Road, between Renfro Road and Smith Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Radio and CHP reports indicated that a red 1999 Ford F-150 pickup had overturned, ejecting three people who were reported to be unresponsive when paramedics arrived at the scene.
In all, six subjects were reported to have been in the vehicle.
While the CHP and radio reports indicated three of the seven died at the scene, the CHP said on Friday morning that in fact two people had died.
The CHP identified the pickup's driver as 23-year-old Jacobo Lopez Mejia, who was transported by air ambulance out-of-county with major injuries. A blood draw on him was requested.
CHP reported he later was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causing injury and manslaughter with gross negligence.
The names of the others in the pickup were not available from officials on Thursday night.
Kelseyville Fire led incident command, with the Lakeport Fire sending mutual aid and several CHP officers on scene, according to radio reports.
Three air ambulances – two from REACH, one from CalStar – were called to the area.
They landed at nearby Lampson Field, where they picked up the patients from waiting ambulances and transported them to regional trauma centers, including UC Davis and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
A fourth patient was transported by Kelseyville Fire ambulance to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, officials reported.
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