Lt. Corey Paulich said Lonnie Ray Sullivan, 64, died in the wreck, which occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said Sullivan was driving a 1996 Honda Civic eastbound on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff west of the Rodman Slough when he was hit head-on by a 2016 Chevy Camaro driven by Steven Michael Pruitt, 35, of Lakeport.
The CHP said Pruitt had crossed over the double yellow lines.
Sullivan was declared dead at the scene, the CHP said.
Both Sullivan and Pruitt were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, according to the CHP report.
Pruitt was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and vehicular manslaughter and booked into the Lake County Jail after he was medically cleared, authorities said.
Jail records show that Pruitt remains in custody, with bail set at $1 million.
The crash that claimed Sullivan’s life was the second fatal in Lake County this week. A Willits man died in a solo-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon on Highway 20, as Lake County News has reported.
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