UPPER LAKE, Calif. – An Upper Lake woman was found dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 Wednesday morning.
The California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office said the 51-year-old woman has yet to be positively identified.
The report said the CHP and firefighters responded to the report of a crash at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 20 west of Witter Springs Road. The CHP did not give a specific time for when the crash occurred.
The CHP said the woman was driving her 2002 Ford Focus eastbound on Highway 20 at an undetermined speed when, for an unknown reason, she veered off the roadway and the vehicle overturned.
The woman was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the report.
The wreck's cause remains under investigation. The CHP said it is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
Upper Lake woman dies in Highway 20 crash
- Elizabeth Larson
- Posted On