LAKEPORT, Calif. – A young Lakeport woman died from injuries she received late Friday night when the vehicle she was riding in hit a utility pole, with the driver of the car arrested for driving under the influence.
The name of the 19-year-old Lakeport woman was not released pending notification of family, according to a Saturday report from the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP identified the driver as 21-year-old Nicholas Ivicevich, also of Lakeport.
The crash occurred at 10 p.m. Friday on Park Way north of Lakeshore Boulevard in Lakeport, the CHP's report said.
Ivicevich was driving his 1997 Honda Civic southbound on Park Way at an unknown speed when he lost control of the Honda as he rounded a right-hand curve. The CHP said the vehicle went off the roadway and hit a utility pole.
Due to the force of the crash, Ivicevich's female passenger suffered major injuries and had to be extricated using the Jaws of Life, the CHP said.
Medical personnel transported the woman to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased, according to the CHP.
The CHP said alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash, and Ivicevich was arrested at the scene for felony driving under the influence.
Ivicevich also suffered major injuries including broken ribs and a lacerated liver, and the CHP said he later was flown to an out-of-county hospital by a REACH air ambulance.
Both Ivicevich and his passenger were wearing their seat belts, the CHP said.
CHP Officer Ryan Erickson is leading the crash investigation.
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Woman dies following Friday night solo-vehicle wreck; driver arrested for DUI
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