KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Thursday afternoon crash near Kelseyville resulted in the death of one of the drivers, injuries to three others – including two children – and an arrest.
The crash occurred at 12:14 p.m. on Highway 29 north of Highway 281, according to a Thursday evening report from the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
A 62-year-old woman driving a 1995 Mitsubishi Expo died following the crash, the CHP said. Her name and city of residence were not released pending notification of family.
The CHP said two children who were riding as passengers in the Toyota, a 7-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, suffered major injuries.
The second driver, 60-year-old Janet Lee Mix of Clearlake, was arrested for driving under the influence and subsequently released to the hospital for treatment of her injuries, the CHP reported.
Mix, driving a 1999 Toyota Sienna, was headed southbound on Highway 29 at an unknown speed when she allowed her vehicle to drift off the road and onto the shoulder, according to the CHP.
She made an unsafe turning movement to return to the southbound lane, with the CHP report explaining that the turning movement caused Mix to cross the southbound lane and travel into the northbound lane and the path of the second driver, who also was traveling at an unknown rate of speed.
The two vehicles hit head-on, the CHP said.
Mix was transported with moderate injuries to Sutter Lakeside Hospital. The CHP said the second driver also was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where she died.
The 7-year-old boy was flown by REACH air ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center, while the 10-year-old girl was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, the CHP reported.
All four individuals were wearing safety equipment, the CHP said.
Drug use is believed to be a factor in the crash, which the CHP said remains under investigation.
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