LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Clearlake Oaks woman died early Tuesday after she was involved in a vehicle collision with a semi truck.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office did not release the name of the 76-year-old woman in its Tuesday afternoon report on the crash pending the notification of her next of kin.
The CHP’s report said its officers responded to reports of a traffic crash on state Route 53, south of state Route 20 near Clearlake Oaks, at approximately 6:26 a.m. Tuesday.
When they arrived, the CHP said its officers determined that the female driver from Clearlake Oaks was driving a 2000 Lexus RX3 southbound on state Route 53.
Also traveling southbound on state Route 53 was Javier Gomez Jimenez, 57, of Williams, driving a 2015 Peterbilt truck tractor, the CHP said.
For reasons that the CHP said are still undetermined, the woman made a U-turn from the southbound shoulder ahead of Gomez Jimenez, resulting in a broadside crash.
The woman died of her injuries at the scene, the CHP said.
Gomez Jimenez remained on scene and was uninjured. Both drivers were believed to be wearing their seat belts, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said it’s currently unknown if drug or alcohol impairment were factors in the crash.
Conditions at the time were dark and wet, the report said.
Resources from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County Fire Protection District, Caltrans and Alvarez Towing responded to the scene and assisted the CHP with the investigation, the CHP said.
The CHP said traffic impact on state Route 53 was minimal following the incident.
Clearlake Oaks woman dies in Tuesday morning broadside crash with semi truck
- LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS