LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Clearlake woman and two children were injured in a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 29 on Monday evening.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the crash occurred at 6:50 p.m. on Monday.
Susanna E. Wright, 39, was traveling southbound on Highway 29 south of Seigler Canyon Road, driving a 2014 Toyota Corolla, the CHP said.
Wright had a 7-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy seated in the rear of the vehicle. The CHP said Wright was wearing her seat belt but the children were not using safety equipment.
The CHP said Wright allowed her vehicle to travel off the west road edge of the highway. She overcorrected to the left and lost control of her vehicle.
Wright's vehicle traveled off the east roadway edge of Highway 29, hitting an uphill dirt embankment. The CHP said this impact caused her vehicle to overturn, impacting and coming to rest against a tree.
The CHP said Wright and the girl were transported via ambulance to Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital in Clearlake for treatment. Wright had moderate injuries while the girl had major injuries.
The boy, who also had major injuries, was transported via air ambulance to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, the CHP said.
Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to have been factors in the wreck, according to the CHP report.