LOWER LAKE, Calif. – An Oakland man came away with some minor injuries after his pickup overturned on Highway 29 Friday morning.
Rafael Pena Gomez, 38, was involved in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Highway 29 north of C Street near Lower Lake, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds.
Reynolds said Gomez was driving his 2008 Chevrolet Pickup northbound at approximately 65 miles per hour when, according to his statement to the CHP, he fell asleep at the wheel.
Gomez's pickup drifted onto the right shoulder and collided with a guardrail before overturning several times, Reynolds said.
Gomez was wearing his seatbelt and received only minor injuries in the collision, according to Reynolds.
Reynolds said Gomez was treated at St Helena Hospital Clearlake.