MENDOCINO Co., 12/13/17 — One person died yesterday in a single vehicle car accident on US Route 101, about nine miles north of Willits. The deceased was the driver, and is only identified as a 64 year old woman, her name has not been released being notification of next of kin. A passenger also sustained minor injuries. The 2001 Dodge pick-up was headed south on the 101 near the turn off for Shimmins Ridge Rd. when the driver failed to make a turn and went off the road, crashing into a tree. The passenger got himself out, and was later taken to Howard Memorial Hospital, but the driver died at the scene.
The reason for the crash is under investigation. The California Highway Patrol, Little Lake/Willits Fire Department, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, and VeriHealth responded to the accident. The precise location of the crash is listed as mile marker 56.07.
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