[04-26-2023] Sutter County, CA – Two Drivers Killed Following Head-On Crash on Highway 99

A head-on crash killed two drivers on Highway 99 in Sutter County on Wednesday evening, April 26, 2023.

The California Highway Patrol responded around 8:30 p.m. to Highway 99 near Oswald Road, about 5 miles south of Yuba City, where the collision between a 2016 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and a 2016 Toyota RAV4 SUV occurred, according to the CHP Yuba-Sutter Office.

A 74-year-old Brentwood man was driving the pickup when it crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 69-year-old Yuba City woman’s SUV, which was moving southbound in the fast lane on Highway 99.

CHP officials said the only people inside each vehicle were the drivers. Officers could not locate any direct witnesses to the crash. Both drivers were declared dead at the scene.

The authorities have yet to release further details about the crash and the victims.

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Fatal Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Thousands of Americans are killed and injured in preventable car accidents every year. Over ten million people are injured, and over two million are killed yearly in car accidents.

According to the National Safety Council, traffic fatalities increased by 8.3 percent in 2020. Before that, the figure had declined for three years in a row.

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