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2 Killed, 4 Hurt in Wrong-Way Crash on Highway 101 in Gonzales
GONZALES, CA (June 19, 2023) — Two people died in a wrong-way accident on Highway 101 near 5th Street.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal multi-vehicle crash happened around 3:34 a.m. Sunday. For an unknown reason, a driver of a red 2004 Dodge Neon was traveling northbound in the southbound lane. Subsequently, the Dodge Neon crashed head-on into a black 2015 Honda Civic.
Soon after, officers found the Dodge Neon driver trapped in the driver’s seat, later pronouncing the individual dead. A rear-seat passenger of the Dodge, ejected from the vehicle, also passed away at the scene.
Two other passengers inside the Dodge Neon suffered major injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. As for the Honda occupants, the driver, pinned in the driver’s seat, suffered multiple leg fractures, and a female passenger of the Honda complained of pain.
Paramedics took the patients to a nearby hospital for care.
Authorities do not have information on what led to the crash. However, CHP officers said that some of the Dodge Neon occupants were returning from a bar in Soledad.
Reports included no information on the victims’ names. Although, we will update this report once we receive more information.
Our deepest thoughts and sympathies go out to the families and friends of the victims.
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