How to resolve AdBlock issue? Kevin Schosek, 62, of Anderson Springs and Karen Brown, 52, of Hidden Valley Lake suffered major injuries in the crash, which occurred at 6:30 p.m. Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said Schosek was driving a 1999 Chevrolet 1500 pickup southbound on Highway 29 near the Bar X Ranch at 55 miles per hour when he experienced mechanical trouble with the headlamps.
At the same time, Brown was driving a 2004 Honda Odyssey van northbound on Highway 29, also at 55 miles per hour, the CHP said.
The CHP’s report explained that Schosek was distracted due to the mechanical failure of his headlights and he veered across the double yellow lines and into the path of Brown’s van.
Brown saw Schosek’s pickup driving directly towards her in the northbound lane, without any headlights on, and swerved to the left in an attempt to avoid a head-on collision, the CHP said.
Schosek simultaneously observed the headlights of Brown’s van coming at him and realized he had crossed the double yellow lines, and he turned his pickup to the right in an attempt to avoid a head-on collision.
The CHP said the pickup and van collided head-on and came to rest blocking both lanes. Both lanes of Highway 29 remained blocked while fire personnel extricated Brown and Schosek from their vehicles.
Radio reports stated that, due to the inclement weather, air ambulances could not respond to fly Brown and Schosek out of county. The CHP said they were transported by ambulance to Adventist Health Hospital in Clearlake.
One-way traffic control was in place while the vehicles were removed from the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said alcohol and/or drugs were not suspected to be a factor in this collision.
Both Schosek and Brown were wearing their seat belts, the CHP said.
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