Isaiah Neil, 34, died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash, which the California Highway Patrol said occurred in the 7600 block of Highway 29, south of Bottle Rock Road, just before 11 p.m.
The other driver in the collision, 26-year-old Jarret Parmenter of Kelseyville, sustained major injuries, the CHP said Monday morning.
The CHP said Neil was driving a 1991 black Honda Accord southbound on Highway 29, with Parmenter driving a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder northbound, both at undetermined speeds.
For reasons that are yet to be determined, Neil’s Honda entered the northbound traffic lane and hit Parmenter’s Nissan head-on, according to the report from CHP Officer Adam Garcia.
Garcia’s report said the Nissan continued on in a northeasterly direction, traveling off the road’s east edge and overturning, coming to rest on its right side facing in a southerly direction.
He said the Honda came to rest on its wheels facing in a southerly direction along the west shoulder.
The collision caused major front-end damage to the Honda, with major inward intrusion, Garcia said.
The Nissan also sustained major damage and caught fire as a result of the crash, Garcia reported.
Parmenter was taken via Kelseyville Fire ambulance to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment after radio reports indicated REACH and CalStar declined to offer out-of-county transport because of concerns over weather conditions.
The crash closed the highway completely for more than an hour as firefighters from Kelseyville and Lakeport worked to take care of the crash victims, according to reports from the scene. The highway was fully reopened about two hours after the incident occurred.
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