A woman was seriously injured early Saturday morning after her sedan collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck along a rural stretch of State Route 29, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 3:55 a.m. north of Hofacker Lane, just outside the Lake County community of Lower Lake. CHP investigators said Brenda Lee Sandage, 64, was driving north on SR-29 when she veered into the southbound lane and directly into the path of the fuel tanker.
Sandage was airlifted to Kaiser Vacaville Medical Center with major injuries. The tanker truck driver was not hurt, authorities said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and it is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a role, the CHP said. Officer L. Estrada is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the CHP Clear Lake Office at (707) 279-5200.
