NORTH COAST, Calif. – A Kelseyville man was killed on Monday afternoon when he lost control of his car and hit another vehicle on Highway 101 in Mendocino County.
The California Highway Patrol’s Ukiah Area office did not release the name of the 22-year-old crash victim in a Monday night report.
The CHP said that just after 4 p.m. the man was driving a white 2013 Mercedes northbound on Highway 101 near mile post marker 7.46 at approximately 65 miles per hour. It was raining at the time.
A black 2001 Toyota, driven by James Wakefield Jr., 21, of Redwood Valley was traveling southbound on Highway 101, north of the Mercedes, at approximately 50 miles per hour, the CHP said.
For unknown reasons, the Mercedes began to skid out of control, rotating counterclockwise. The CHP said the Mercedes traveled directly into the path of Wakefield’s Toyota, with the Toyota’s front end hitting the right side of the Mercedes.
The CHP said the Mercedes came to rest on all four wheels on the southbound shoulder, facing a northerly direction. The Toyota also came to rest on all four of its wheels, facing a southerly directly in the southbound No. 1 lane.
The Mercedes’ driver sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. The CHP said that Wakefield suffered minor injuries and was transported to Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Hospital for treatment.
There were no passengers in either vehicle, the CHP said, and both drivers were wearing their seat belts.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Kelseyville man dies in Highway 101 crash
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