Woman dies in solo crash in Ukiah

The CHP responded to a fatal vehicle accident off of Highway 20 in Ukiah in the early morning hours Thursday.

Police said a woman was driving a silver Chrysler minivan when she lost control and veered off the road while maneuvering an S-type curve on the state road. Her vehicle slid sideways and crashed into a redwood tree, before sliding down an embankment.

“She crashed some time during the previous night or early in the morning,” said CHP spokesman Kylar Adams. “Passers-by saw the vehicle this morning and called it in.”

Adams said there was no evidence that anyone else was involved in the accident. He said the cause of the crash was still under investigation Thursday afternoon. The CHP is awaiting notification of family before it releases the woman’s identity.

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