KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Clearlake woman and a child were injured in a Sunday crash near Kelseyville.
The single-vehicle rollover occurred at 4:40 p.m. on Highway 29 north of Highway 175/Cobb, according to a Monday report from the California Highway Patrol.
Tabitha Martinez, 31, was driving a Ford Excursion northbound on Highway 29, with two children – an 8-year-old female and a 7-year-old male – riding with her, the report noted.
The right side tires of the vehicle traveled onto the highway’s north gravel shoulder. Martinez overcorrected, losing control of the vehicle, causing it to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction back across both lanes of Highway 29, the report explained.
The CHP said Martinez’s SUV went off the west road edge and down a steep downhill embankment, where it overturned, causing major damage to the vehicle.
Martinez suffered minor injuries, including complaints of pain to her left arm, neck and back. The CHP report said the 8-year-old had a small laceration to her left hand and abdominal pain, while the 7-year-old was uninjured.
A REACH air ambulance flew Martinez to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital while CalStar flew the children to Children’s Hospital and Outreach Center Oakland, the CHP said.
The CHP said the section of Highway 29 where the crash occurred was restricted to one-way traffic control for approximately one hour.
Officer Steve Curtis is investigating the collision.