LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Clearlake woman died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Nice.
The 46-year-old woman's name has not yet been released by the California Highway Patrol pending notification of next of kin.
The CHP said the crash occurred at approximately 3:38 a.m. Saturday on Highway 20 east of Bartlett Springs Road.
The woman was driving a 1993 Oldsmobile Bravada westbound on Highway 20 at an unknown speed when, for unknown reasons, she allowed the vehicle to turn south from her lane of travel, the CHP said.
The Oldsmobile left the roadway, entered a ditch and hit the embankment of the ditch/culvert, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said the woman was not wearing her seatbelt and sustained major injuries.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.
CHP Officer Glen Thomas is investigating the crash, according to the report.
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Clearlake woman dies in early Saturday wreck
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