Ria Riggins Killed in Redding Truck Accident on Highway 299 near Powerhouse Road
Redding, California (August 14, 2022) – The 25-year-old Montgomery Creek woman killed in a Saturday morning accident involving a truck-tractor in Redding has been identified as Ria Riggins, according to a local news source.
The wreck happened at around 5:05 a.m. August 13, on Highway 299, just west of Pit No. 1 Powerhouse Road near Fall River Mills.
According to a report by the California Highway Patrol, Riggins was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt westbound on Highway 299 when she drifted across the double-yellow lines and collided head-on with an oncoming 2014 Peterbilt truck-tractor driven by Jose Ramirez, 25, of Corning.
The Peterbilt was reportedly towing an unloaded flat-bed trailer.
Emergency crews performed life-saving measures on Riggins but she succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
Ramirez and his passenger, identified as Vincent Ramirez, 50, also of Corning, were not hurt in the incident.
The CHP is investigating the crash.
Original Story
Shasta County, California (August 13, 2022) – One person was killed in a collision involving two semi-trucks on Saturday morning in Redding.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Highway 299 near Powerhouse Road at around 5:06 a.m.
Two vehicles were involved in the collision. The authorities were yet to establish the events leading up to the accident.
Officials say one person was killed in the crash.
The identity of the deceased person, however, was not immediately disclosed.
More details about the accident were not provided.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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