KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A local woman suffered minor injuries after her vehicle was hit by a semi that later caught fire on Tuesday afternoon.
The crash occurred at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 29 south of Main Street in Kelseyville, according to the CHP’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said the drivers in the collision were Joshua West, 48, of Richmond and KC Patrick, 78, of Lakeport.
West was traveling northbound on Highway 29 in a 2008 Freightliner semi while Patrick was traveling southbound in a 2002 Subaru, the CHP said.
As West was passing by Patrick, the CHP said he lost control of the semi, allowing it to cross into oncoming traffic. As a result, West’s semi collided with the left side of Patrick’s Subaru, sending the Subaru out of control and down an embankment.
The CHP said West’s semi also continued out of control along the embankment, hitting a fence and multiple trees.
Following the wreck, Patrick was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. West was unhurt, the CHP reported.
Both Patrick and West were using their seat belts, the CHP said.
At 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, as the semi was waiting to be towed, the CHP said it caught fire, prompting Highway 29 to be closed completely.
Fire personnel responded and quickly gained control of the fire, the CHP said.
The CHP said Highway 29 was partially reopened to one-way traffic control at 7:15 p.m. and the road was completely reopened at 8:20 p.m.
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