LUCERNE, Calif. – A man died Wednesday following a head-on crash on Highway 20.
David Leonard Surak, 61, of Williams died in the crash, according to Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
California Highway Patrol Officer Joel Skeen told Lake County News that the crash occurred at 4:36 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 20 near mile post marker 21.10, east of Lucerne.
Skeen said Surak was driving a Ford Focus sedan westbound on Highway 20.
Surak’s Ford Focus crossed over the double yellow lines and collided head-on with a Ford Escape SUV, Skeen said.
Radio reports from the scene stated that the crash happened on a blind curve and blocked both lanes of the highway. Traffic was backed up as firefighters worked to care for patients at the scene.
Skeen said Surak was transported to Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital in Clearlake where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The driver and passenger of the Ford Escape SUV sustained moderate injuries and were transported to a local hospital for treatment, Skeen said.
Skeen said it’s not yet known if alcohol and/or drugs are factors that affected Surak.
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Wednesday Highway 20 wreck kills Williams man
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