[03-02-2023] Amador County, CA – Solo-Car Crash on Irish Hill and Carbondale Killed Three, Including Two Minors

[03-02-2023] Solo-Car Crash on Irish Hill and Carbondale Killed Three, Including Two MinorsThree people, two of them minors, were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Amador County on Thursday afternoon, March 02, 2023.

The California Highway Patrol reported that the solo car crash occurred at about 2:00 p.m. near Carbondale Road and Irish Hill Road, southwest of Plymouth.

The area is about 35 miles southeast of Sacramento, north of Ione. The circumstances leading to the crash are still unclear, but the unspecified vehicle reportedly went off the road and slammed into a tree.

One of the deceased victims was an adult man, while the other two are children. No further details on their age and identities were released.

There is currently no other information available as the investigation continues.

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Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics

The majority of accidental deaths and serious injuries in the United States occur as a result of car accidents. In addition, about ten million people are injured and over two million people are killed as a result of traffic accidents each year worldwide.

The National Safety Council reported that in 2020, traffic fatalities reversed a three-consecutive-year of a downward trend with an increase of 8.3%. There were 39,107 fatalities caused by automobile accidents in the United States in 2019. By the year 2020, the figure had increased to 42,338.

Also in 2020, 3,847 people lost their lives in car accidents in the Golden State of California. Of the total number of fatalities, 1,587 (41%) were caused by wrecks involving two or more vehicles, while 2,260 (59%) were the result of single-vehicle accidents.

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