18-year-old dead after U.S. 50 crash Sunday evening
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – An 18-year-old is dead and others are injured following a crash on U.S. Highway 50 Sunday night, just east of Camp Sacramento.
According to the collision report, the initial investigation indicates a Ford truck hauling a 32-foot fifth wheel travel trailer was heading west and traveling at an unsafe speed when it entered a curve. The driver lost control of the trailer the truck was towing.
The trailer crossed over the centerline and collided with a Jeep Compass that was traveling east.
The front passenger of the Jeep, an 18-year-old male, sustained fatal injuries at the scene. Other passengers of the Jeep were injured, including a 16 year old male who received major injuries and was treated at Barton Memorial Hospital.
The deceased’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Any witnesses with information regarding this traffic collision are asked to call Officer Heitzman at the South Lake Tahoe CHP Office at (530) 539-9500. At this time, the cause of the traffic collision and sequence of events are still under investigation.
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