Siskiyou Daily News
Siskiyou County has seen an increase in the number of deaths and serious injuries so far this year as a result of people not wearing their seat belts, said Yreka California Highway Patrol public information officer Greg Perkins.
The latest fatal accident happened Saturday night, Jan. 23 on Highway 96, when the unrestrained driver of a Dodge pickup went over an embankment and was ejected from his vehicle, Perkins said.
“Last year (Yreka CHP) investigated six fatal collisions, five involved unrestrained occupants,” Perkins said. “In the first four weeks of this year we are at half that number and 100% of the deceased have been unrestrained. I’ve been in this PIO position for four weeks and I already feel like a broken record with the seatbelt message.”
Early morning Highway 97 crash claims life of unidentified man
Siskiyou Daily News
The driver of a Ford F-150 died early Wednesday morning after he overturned his truck near the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden on Highway 97. The unidentified man, who wasn t wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, died from his injuries, said Yreka California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Greg Perkins.
Mount Shasta CHP was the first to arrive at the scene just before 2:45 a.m. on Jan. 20, Perkins said. Officers found the unoccupied pickup about 150 feet away from the roadway s edge.
After searching the area, officers located the driver nearby. Medical personnel on scene determined he was dead, Perkins said.