A head-on collision on Old River Road between Woodland and West Sacramento claimed the lives of both drivers Wednesday evening, the California Highway Patrol reported.
According to a CHP news release, a 2016 Ford Fusion driven by a 59-year-old West Sacramento man was traveling northbound on Old River Road south of County Road 124 “at a high rate of speed” when the vehicle veered partially into the southbound lane and struck an oncoming 2017 Ford F-150 truck. The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m.
The Fusion’s driver, identified by Yolo County coroner’s officials as Francisco Clyde Tidwell Lopez, died at the scene from his injuries. A couple in the truck was transported to the UC Davis Medical Center, where the male driver succumbed to his injuries, the CHP reported.
Sacramento County coroner’s officials had not released the identity of the driver, a 76-year-old West Sacramento resident, as of Thursday evening. His passenger, a 73-year-old woman, sustained moderate injuries in the crash.