(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports a fatal collision last Friday afternoon in East Nicolaus. A 93-year-old Wheatland man driving a Prius headed east on Cornelius Avenue came to a stop at the intersection with Pleasant Grove, but then reportedly pulled out into the path of a southbound Highlander driven by a 19-year-old Citrus Heights man on Pleasant Grove Road.
The driver was unable to stop and collided with the driver’s side of the Prius, killing the river. Neither the driver or two passengers in the Highlander were injured.
Drugs or alcohol are not considered factors and no names have been released at this time.