Michael Mead Killed in Redding Big Rig Accident on Highway 299 near John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive
Redding, California (August 23, 2022) – Michael Merlyn Mead, 69, of Hayfork, has been identified as the person who was killed in a big rig accident on Thursday morning in Redding, according to the Shasta County Coroner's Office.
The deadly accident occurred at about 11:55 a.m., on August 18, on Highway 299, just east of John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a big rig was headed eastbound on the highway at about 50 to 60 mph when it collided head-on with a red SUV driven by Mead.
Mead was reportedly traveling westbound on the highway when, for unknown reasons, it crossed over the double-yellow lines and into the big rig's path.
The fiery accident sparked a fire which burned about 35 acres before it was contained.
Sadly, Mead sustained fatal injuries in the accident.
The driver of the semi-truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the collision.
The crash remains under investigation.
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