LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities said a Hidden Valley Lake woman died on Thursday in a solo-vehicle crash along Highway 29.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim of the crash as Dorothy Maxine Tarelli, 52.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Lauren Berlinn said positive identification of Tarelli is pending pathology results.
The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office reported that at 2:18 p.m. Thursday it received a call of a crash with a vehicle down an embankment on Highway 29 south of Bradford Road near Middletown.
When CHP officers arrived on scene, they determined that it was a solo vehicle wreck involving a 2003 Toyota.
The CHP said Tarelli was traveling southbound on Highway 29 when she “failed to maintain the roadway,” resulting in the Toyota going off the road’s west edge and hitting two trees before rolling over.
Tarelli’s Toyota came to rest down an embankment at the edge of St. Helena Creek, the CHP said.
The CHP said Tarelli, who was using her seat belt, died of her injuries at the scene.
Traffic at the time was minimal and not impacted due to the crash scene being located off the highway, the CHP said.
This crash is still under investigation by CHP’s Clear Lake Area office.
Anyone who has any further details regarding this crash is asked to contact Officer Mahorney at the CHP’s Clear Lake Area office, telephone 707-279-0103.
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Hidden Valley Lake woman dies in Thursday Highway 29 crash
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