Taryn Rose Re, 19, was arrested for reckless driving causing injury, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake office.
Injured in the crash was 19-year-old Clearlake resident Jonesha Beasley, who the CHP said was riding with Re and suffered moderate injuries.
The collision occurred at 9:10 a.m. Thursday on Highway 20 at Paradise Cove east of Lucerne, according to the CHP.
The CHP said that Re was driving her 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue eastbound on Highway 20 behind several vehicles when, while traveling through a righthand corner, she aggressively accelerated and used the right shoulder to pass vehicles ahead of her.
The report said Re lost control of her vehicle and spun across both lanes of Highway 20, with her Oldsmobile going off the north side of the road and traveling through a fence and overturning once, coming to rest on its wheels.
A Northshore Fire Protection District ambulance from the Clearlake Oaks station transported Beasley to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where she was treated for moderate injuries, the CHP said.
After Re’s statement regarding the collision was obtained, witnesses were interviewed and the physical evidence at the scene was reviewed, Re was arrested, the CHP said.
Re’s booking sheet indicates she was arrested by CHP Officer Erich Paarsh, the crash’s investigating officer.
Her bail was set at $1,000. Jail records indicated she later posted bail and was released.
The CHP said Re is not suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Both Re and Beasley were wearing their seat belts, the CHP said.
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