HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The name of the man who died in a Hidden Valley Lake crash Monday night has been released by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Marty Victor Marks, 60, of Clearlake, was declared dead at the scene of the wreck, which occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Highway 29 at Putah Lane.
According to the CHP Marks was driving a 2008 Pontiac Grand Am heading northbound at an unknown speed when another vehicle crossed into his path. He was wearing a lap and shoulder harness.
Marks attempted to veer sharply to the right to avoid the crash but the CHP said he was unsuccessful, and the two vehicles collided head-on in the northbound lane.
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