MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – An early Friday morning crash near Middletown injured four people, with three of them taken to area hospitals.
The head-on crash, which occurred just before 6 a.m. on Highway 29 at Butts Canyon Road, involved two vehicles, a 1997 Saturn and a 2007 Ford, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
Angel Villalobos, 59, of Clearlake was driving the Saturn southbound on Highway 29 and preparing to turn left onto Butts Canyon Road when he collided head-on with the Ford driven by 56-year-old Jeffrey Story of Hidden Valley Lake, who was traveling northbound, the CHP said.
Villalobos and his two passengers were injured, as was Story, according to the report.
Villalobos had moderate injuries, while his passenger Miguel Villalobos, 56, of Clearlake suffered major injuries, which the CHP said included a fractured vertebrae, as well as fractures to his ribs and sternum.
Both men were taken by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said the other passenger in the Saturn, 71-year-old Andres Lozano, also of Clearlake, was taken to St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake for treatment of moderate injuries.
Story had minor injuries and was not transported, the CHP said.
The report noted that all four of the men were wearing their seat belts.
The CHP said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Four injured in Friday morning Middletown crash
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