NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — A Clearlake man died in a Sunday evening head-on wreck that occurred on Highway 20 in Colusa County.
The California Highway Patrol’s Williams Area office did not release the name of the 57-year-old Lake County resident pending the notification of his family.
The wreck occurred at 7:55 p.m. Sunday on Highway 20 east of Highway 16, the CHP said.
The CHP said the Clearlake man was driving a 2014 Toyota Tacoma pickup westbound at a high rate of speed as Jacob Funk, 27, of Orland was driving eastbound at 55 miles per hour in a 2017 Dodge Durango.
Vicky Davis, 40, and two children, a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, whose names were not released due to their juvenile status — all of them Orland residents — were riding with Funk, the CHP reported.
The CHP said the Clearlake resident swerved over the solid double-yellow lines and entered in the eastbound lane, directly in Funk’s path.
Funk attempted to avoid the crash by turning to the right but was unable to avoid the collision, the CHP said.
The left front of the Toyota Tacoma collided with the left front of the Dodge Durango, with the CHP reporting that the crash caused the Toyota’s left front door to detach.
The Clearlake driver, who was not wearing his seat belt, was ejected from his pickup. The CHP said he died of his injuries at the scene.
Funk and Davis were wearing their seat belts and the two children were in child safety seats. Funk had neck and back pain, Davis suffered a head contusion and the children had complaints of pain, the CHP said.
Radio reports indicated three air ambulances were summoned to the scene, landing in an area on Highway 16.
The CHP said Funk and the two children were transported via REACH air ambulance to UC Davis for further treatment of moderate injuries, while Davis, who had major injuries, was taken by REACH air ambulance to Kaiser Vacaville Hospital.
The initial CHP report indicated alcohol and/or drugs were possible factors in this wreck.
Highway 20 was shut down from Highway 53 in Clearlake Oaks to Highway 16 until just before 11 p.m. Sunday due to the wreck, according to scene reports.
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Clearlake man killed in Highway 20 crash
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