Clearlake woman injured in Wednesday crash

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Clearlake woman sustained major injuries on Wednesday when her vehicle went off the road and hit a tree.


Nova Wilson-Fox, 23, was reported to have suffered a head injury and was flown by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol.


Her family told Lake County News Wednesday evening that she is in critical condition.


At 12:30 p.m. Wilson-Fox was driving a 2000 Honda Accord at an unknown speed northbound on Bottle Rock Road south of Spring Hill Road between Kelseyville and Cobb in cool, clear conditions, the CHP said.


For unknown reasons, she lost control of the car, which slid off the roadway to the east, the CHP reported.


The CHP report said the driver's side of Wilson-Fox’s car struck a tree several feet from the roadway.


She was unconscious when the CHP arrived, and appeared to have suffered a head injury, according to the report.


Bottle Rock Road had one-way traffic control in place for approximately one hour as CHP and fire officials worked at the scene, the CHP said.


The CHP said Wilson-Fox was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, and alcohol is not to believed to be a factor in the collision, which remains under investigation.


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