NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A Lake County man was injured in a Memorial Day crash in Butte County that claimed the life of an elderly Oroville woman and left her nephew with major injuries.
Brandon Dean McGilvray, 32, of Clearlake suffered moderate injuries in the crash, which the California Highway Patrol's Oroville Area office said killed 95-year-old Paulene Frances King and injured 60-year-old David Lee Elwell, also of Oroville.
The CHP said the crash occurred at 1:20 p.m. Monday in the intersection of Miners Ranch Road at Olive Highway near Kelly Ridge in rural Butte County.
Elwell was driving a 2014 Hyundai Genesis southbound on Kelly Ridge Road approaching Olive Highway, preparing to cross the highway and continue southbound on Miners Ranch Road, according to the report.
McGilvray, driving a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, was traveling northbound on Miners Ranch Road approaching Olive Highway and preparing to turn left onto westbound Olive Highway, the CHP said.
The CHP said the intersection is controlled by a signal light and a regulatory sign directing drivers turning left to yield to through traffic before turning.
Both of the vehicles entered the intersection on a green light. McGilvray made a left turn directly into the path of Elwell's Hyundai, with the two vehicles colliding and coming to rest near the intersection's southwest side, according to the CHP.
Initially, officials believed the three people had injuries ranging from minor to moderate. The CHP said McGilvray was taken to Oroville Medical Center, while Elwell and King were transported to Enloe Medical Center in Chico.
At Enloe, medical personnel concluded that Elwell and King had far more severe injuries. Later Monday afternoon, King succumbed to her injuries, the CHP reported.
The CHP said Elwell sustained moderate to serious injuries, and was last reported to be in stable condition.
Neither alcohol, drugs nor cell phone use are believed to have been factors in the wreck, the CHP said.
Elwell, King and McGilvray all were wearing their seat belts, the CHP said, and the airbags in both vehicles properly deployed.
The crash remains under investigation, the CHP said.
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Clearlake man hurt in Butte County wreck; Oroville woman dies, nephew injured
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