NORTH COAST, Calif. – Three Lake County residents were involved in a Friday morning crash in Mendocino County that injured two of them.
The California Highway Patrol’s Ukiah Area office said the crash occurred at 7:30 a.m. Friday on Highway 20 west of Road A near Redwood Valley. It was raining at the time of the crash.
The CHP said Lakeport resident Monica Ivicevich, 49, was driving a 2000 Honda Civic westbound on Highway 20 at an undetermined speed.
Ukiah resident Robert Whelan, 47, was driving a 2016 Mercedes Sprinter van eastbound on Highway 20 in the left lane west of Ivicevich, while Anthony Bloyd, 22, of Lucerne, was driving a 2005 Toyota Camry westbound behind Ivicevich, with William Crandal, 18, of Lucerne as his passenger, the CHP said.
For reasons that are as yet undetermined, the CHP said Ivicevich lost control of her car and swerved to the left, over the double-yellow center lines, and into Whelan’s path.
Whelan attempted to stop and move to the left to avoid Ivicevich, who at nearly the same time attempted to regain control of her car and swerved back toward the westbound lane, which caused her and Whelan to collide head-on, the CHP said.
The CHP said Whelan continued off the north side of Highway 20, overturning down the steep hillside, with the van coming to rest on its left side.
Ivicevich’s Honda spun out of control in the westbound lane. Bloyd couldn’t avoid the car and his Toyota collided head-on with Ivicevich’s Honda, the CHP said.
The CHP said after the collision, Ivicevich’s Honda was blocking the westbound lane and Bloyd’s car came to rest on the westbound highway shoulder.
Due to the extensive damage to her car, Ivicevich was trapped in the driver’s seat, the CHP said. The Redwood Valley/Calpella Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated her from the vehicle.
Ivicevich was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of major injuries, the CHP said.
The CHP said Bloyd was taken to Adventist Health Ukiah Valley for treatment of moderate injuries. Whelan had minor injuries and Crandal was uninjured.
All four individuals were wearing their seat belts, the CHP said.
Caltrans responded to the scene and assisted CHP by establishing traffic control in the eastbound lanes. The CHP said Highway 20 was reopened at approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday.
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Lake County residents injured in Friday morning crash near Redwood Valley
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