- Elizabeth Larson
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Woman who died in Thursday Highway 29 crash identified
Suzette Michelle Casarotti, 59, of Clearlake, died in the crash, said Lt. Corey Paulich.
The California Highway Patrol said Casarotti was driving a 1998 Mazda Protege southbound on Highway 29 and north of Argonaut Road near Lakeport shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday when she drifted into the oncoming lane of traffic.
Casarotti’s Mazda collided head-on with a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Charmaine Garcia, 66, of Kelseyville, the CHP said.
Authorities said Casarotti was pronounced dead at the scene, while Garcia suffered major injuries and was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
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