Travis Reynaga, 34, of Grass Valley ID as Driver in Highway 20 Deadly Crash
Nevada County, California (June 5, 2022) – Authorities have released the name of the driver who was seriously injured in a deadly mishap on State Route 20 Saturday evening.
34-year-old Travis Reynaga from Grass valley was driving an Acura at a high rate of speed when the fatal collision occurred.
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A crash involving a livestock trailer left a woman dead in Nevada County on Saturday evening, according to California Highway Patrol.
The incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. on June 4, on State Route 20 east of Chalk Bluff Road.
According to the CHP, a man was driving an Acura eastbound on State Route 20 at a high rate of speed when he crossed into the westbound side on a curve and collided head-on with a westbound Ford F350.
A passenger in the Acura was pronounced deceased at the scene. She was only identified as a 37-year-old woman.
The driver of the Acura was transported to UC Davis Medical Center with major injuries.
The driver of the Ford, Donald Mayo, 77, of Live oak, was transported to hospital with major injuries. His passenger, Denise Mayo, 67, also from Live Oak, was hospitalized with moderate injuries. A third passenger, Matt Perkins, 43, also from Live Oak, sustained minor injuries in the crash. Perkins was not hospitalized.
A third person in the Ford sustained minor injuries but was not transported.
The sheep in the livestock trailer were not injured in the accident.
The CHP is working to determine the cause of the collision.
Traffic Collision Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021, Early Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities reached a 16-year high last year. According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021. This shows a 10.5% increases from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
The NHTSA report indicates that the traffic fatalities in the following categories showed relatively large increases in 2021, as compared to 2020:
- Fatalities in multi-vehicle collisions went up 16%
- Fatalities among drivers 65 and older up 14%
- Pedestrian fatalities up 13%
- Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck up 13%
- Daytime fatalities up 11%
- Fatalities on urban roads up 16%
- Motorcyclist deaths up 9%
- Bicyclist deaths up 5%
- Fatalities in speeding-related mishaps up 5%
- Fatalities in police-reported, alcohol-involvement collisions up 5%
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