LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol report is offering new details about a Saturday night crash near Lower Lake that killed three people and injured three others.

The crash occurred at 7:58 p.m. on Highway 29 south of Spruce Grove Road North, according to a report from CHP Sgt. Dave Stark.

Stark identified those who lost their lives as 53-year-old Kari Marks of Hidden Valley Lake; her 24-year-old daughter, Jena Marks, also of Hidden Valley Lake; and Jena Marks’ boyfriend, Patrick Campbell, 27, of Santa Rosa.

Kari Marks, Jena Marks and Campbell were riding in a 2001 BMW 740 with Kari Marks’ boyfriend, 50-year-old Michael Wright of Hidden Valley Lake, who was driving northbound on Highway 29 south of Spruce Grove Road North at an unknown speed, according to the report.

Driving southbound in a 2008 Ford Taurus X SUV was 53-year-old Steven Beyer of Clearlake, who also was traveling at an unknown speed, Stark reported. Riding with Beyer was his wife, 54-year-old Lezley Beyer.

Stark’s report said that Wright – for reasons that are still under investigation – lost control of his BMW and started to skid sideways into the oncoming lane of traffic, with the right side of his vehicle hitting the front end of the Beyers’ SUV.

After the collision, Wright’s car came to rest on the west dirt embankment, while the Beyers’ SUV was in the southbound lane, Stark said.

Kari and Jena Marks, and Campbell all were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Stark.

Stark’s report said Wright and the Beyers all suffered major injuries.

Wright sustained pelvic and chest trauma, Steven Beyer had fractures and contusions and Lezley Beyer also had fractures along with head trauma, the report stated.

A landing zone was set up nearby on Spruce Grove Road North so three air ambulances were able to come and pick up the Beyers and Wright after the crash, as Lake County News has reported.

Stark said all three of the surviving crash victims were taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment.

All six of the individuals involved in the crash were wearing safety belts, Stark reported.

He said alcohol is not considered to be a factor, and the investigation is continuing.

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