LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities said a Lakeport man died Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash near Blue Lakes.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who died as Juan Luis Ortega, 48.
The crash occurred at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 20 east of Scotts Valley Road, west of Upper Lake.
The CHP said 38-year-old Jennifer A. Peters of Ukiah was driving a 2004 Acura TSX westbound at an unknown speed with Ronald E. Hoel Jr., 37, of Redwood Valley riding as her passenger.
Ortega was driving eastbound at an unknown speed in a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, the CHP said.
For reasons that the CHP said are yet to be determined, Peters crossed over the solid double yellow lines into oncoming eastbound traffic and collided head-on with Ortega.
Medics declared Ortega dead at the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said Peters sustained major injuries. She was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital via air ambulance. Hoel had minor injuries.
All three individuals were wearing seat-belts at the time of the crash, the CHP said.
The CHP said Thursday that it was unknown if drugs or alcohol contributed to the cause of this crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, the CHP said.
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Lakeport man dies in Wednesday wreck
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