LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol has released the name of a Clearlake man killed in a head-on crash on Highway 20 in Colusa County on Sunday evening.
Roman Calderon, 57, died of his injuries after being ejected from his pickup, the CHP’s Williams Area office reported.
Just before 8 p.m. Sunday, the CHP said Calderon — driving westbound on Highway 20 at Highway 16 at an undetermined rate of speed — crossed the double-yellow lines in his Toyota Tacoma pickup and hit a Dodge Durango driven by 27-year-old Orland resident Jacob Funk head-on.
The CHP said Calderon was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from his pickup after the driver’s side door came off. He was declared dead at the scene.
Funk, his passenger Vicky Davis, 40, and two children, all of Orland — and all of whom were using safety equipment — were flown to regional trauma centers by air ambulance due to their injuries, the CHP said.
The CHP’s initial report said the investigation so far has indicated alcohol and/or drugs may have been factors, but the agency has not released additional information on the crash’s cause.
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CHP identifies Clearlake man killed in Highway 20 wreck
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