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Wednesday Clearlake crash injures three
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Three people were injured – one of them seriously – in a late Wednesday morning crash in Clearlake.
Clearlake Police Lt. Tim Celli said the two-vehicle crash occurred shortly before noon.
At approximately 11:50 a.m. Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to an injury traffic collision at the intersection of Arrowhead Road and Colusa Road, Celli said.
Celli said the initial dispatch was that one subject had been ejected. It was later determined that information was inaccurate.
Officers arrived on scene and discovered three people were injured. Two individuals involved were lying on the ground and one individual was stuck inside one of the vehicles, according to Celli.
Based on information developed during the initial investigation, Celli said police determined that 25-year-old Clearlake resident David Shipman Jr. was driving northbound on Arrowhead Road at an undetermined rate of speed in a 2007 Dodge Charger. Shipman was the solo occupant of the Charger.
Michael Ashinhurst, 24, was pulling out to travel southbound onto Arrowhead Road from Colusa in a 2000 Volkswagen Bug accompanied by passenger Douglas Hand, Celli said.
For a reason that has been undetermined, Celli said Ashinhurst pulled the Volkswagen out onto Arrowhead Road from Colusa Road directly in front of Shipman’s Charger.
Shipman was unable to stop before hitting the Volkswagen directly on the driver door. Celli said both vehicles came to rest just off of Arrowhead Road. Both vehicles were totaled in the collision.
Ashinhurst suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision and was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by air ambulance. Late Wednesday Celli said Ashinhurst remained in intensive care with critical injuries.
Shipman and Hand were later treated at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake for their injuries, which were determined to be noncritical, Celli said.
Celli said Arrowhead Road from Modoc to Country Club Road was closed for a little over an hour during the investigation.
Routine checks revealed that neither Ashinhurst nor Shipman had valid driver licenses. In addition, neither party was insured for the vehicles they were driving, according to Celli.
Celli said the the factors that caused the collision are still under investigation, however, it does not appear that alcoholic beverages or narcotics are a factor.
Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact Officer Michael Perreault at 707-994-8251, Extension 319.