COBB, Calif. – A Cobb woman died Sunday evening following a single-vehicle crash near Loch Lomond, with the driver later taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Amber Nicole Stogner, 29, died in the crash, which occurred at approximately 7:18 p.m. Sunday, according to a Monday morning report from the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The driver in the crash, Douglas Lee Magruder, 29, also of Cobb, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence causing injury and vehicular manslaughter, the CHP report said.
The CHP said Stogner was traveling with Magruder in his 1986 Honda Civic on Highway 175 when the crash occurred.
Magruder was driving westbound, west of Western Pine Road in the area of Loch Lomond when, for a reason that is still undetermined, he was unable to negotiate a slight left curve in the road and struck a pine tree along the north side of the highway, the CHP said.
Stogner succumbed to her injuries at the crash scene, while Magruder suffered minor injuries – including abrasions and complaints of pain to his leg – and was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where he was treated and later released, according to the CHP.
Neither Stogner nor Magruder were wearing seat belts, the report said.
The CHP said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, and Magruder subsequently was taken into custody.
Magruder was arrested shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday and booked into the Lake County Jail early Monday morning. Jail records indicated his bail was set at $100,000.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact the CHP Clear Lake Area office at 707-279-0103.
Officer Adam Garcia is leading the investigation, according to the report.
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