LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A North Coast woman killed in a Tuesday wreck on Highway 20 in Nice has been identified.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said Maria Socorro Medina, 65, of Redwood Valley, was the victim of the fatal wreck.
Socorro Medina was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla westbound on Highway 20 east of Floyd Way at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday when she attempted to pass a white pickup truck by using the center two-way turn lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said the pickup sped up as Socorro Medina attempted to pass, and she lost control of her vehicle, going across the highway, hitting an embankment, overturning and then crashing into a tree. She died at the scene.
The CHP is continuing to investigate the wreck, and in particular is seeking anyone who saw the crash and can help identify the white pickup and its driver.
CHP Officer Kory Reynolds said Thursday that, so far, they have received no leads regarding the pickup, which he called a “vehicle of interest” in the incident.
He said the CHP is going to conduct an inspection of Socorro Medina's Toyota.
“We'll be able to tell by damage if anything contacted it,” he said.
If anyone has any information on the wreck they are asked to contact the CHP's Clear Lake Area office at 707-279-0103.
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