LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A local teenager and two Fresno women were injured in a crash in Nice on Wednesday afternoon.
The California Highway Patrol said the two-vehicle wreck occurred on Highway 20 at Lakeshore Boulevard at 3:50 p.m.
Steve White, 19, of Clearlake was driving his 2004 Chevrolet Impala eastbound on Highway 20 near Lakeshore Boulevard while Karen Miles, 58, was driving a 2018 Nissan Rogue westbound on Highway 20 with 68-year-old Amy Kircher riding in the right front passenger seat, the CHP said.
As the vehicles approached each other, White lost control of his Chevrolet and hit a metal guardrail. The CHP report said that the impact caused White’s Chevy to cross into the opposing westbound lane, directly in the path of Miles’ Nissan.
The CHP said the two vehicles collided head-on, causing the Nissan to overturn and land on its right – or passenger – side in a drainage ditch.
After the collision, White was able to exit his vehicle and remained on scene. The CHP said Miles and Kircher remained in the overturned vehicle until extricated by emergency personnel.
All three were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, according to the report.
The CHP said White, who had moderate injuries, found his own transportation to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, while Miles was transported there by ambulance for treatment of minor injuries.
Kircher suffered moderate injuries and was flown by air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP said.
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Three injured in Wednesday Northshore wreck
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