LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Thursday night head-on crash sent two people to regional trauma centers, with one of them being arrested for driving under the influence.

The two-vehicle wreck occurred just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Highway 29 at Hofacker Lane south of Lower Lake.

Sgt. Joel Skeen of the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the crash involved a white 2019 Lexus ES 300 sedan driven by 23-year-old Taylor Eldridge of Lakeport and a gray 2020 Toyota Corolla driven by Nathan Verstoppen, 29, of Hidden Valley Lake.

Skeen said Eldridge was driving northbound on Highway 29 when she crossed over the double yellow lines and into the opposing lane, where she collided head-on with Verstoppen, who was traveling southbound.

Eldridge and Verstoppen both suffered major injuries, Skeen said. Neither had passengers in their vehicles.

Skeen said Eldridge was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and released to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa.

Verstoppen was also in critical condition and flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Skeen said.

The CHP said the road was temporarily closed due to the crash and there were challenges in transporting the patients due to the air ambulances not being able to fly due to fog.

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