Glenn County Observer
A vehicle rolled over early Friday morning on Interstate 5, north of County Road 57, killing one of its seven occupants.
According to the Willows Area Office of the California Highway Patrol, at about 3:40 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, Eric Samayoa, 31, was driving a 2000 Chevy south in the fast lane of I-5, at a stated speed of 65 or 70 miles per hour.
For unknown reasons, he allowed the vehicle to drift to the left, where it entered the dirt and gravel median.
Samayoa applied the Chevy’s brakes and turned it sharply to the right.
The vehicle rotated clockwise in a southwesterly direction and traveled across both lanes of southbound I-5, where it began overturning.
The Chevy continued overturning in a southwesterly direction, across a dirt and dry grass area and through a perimeter fence west of southbound I-5.
It came to rest on its roof, facing a northeasterly direction.
Neither drugs nor alcohol were considered a factor in this accident.
According to CHP Officer Gilliam, a male passenger, name and age withheld, died as a result of the accident.
Eric Castro, 6, was transported with major injuries to U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento; Kimberley Castro, 10, was transported with major injuries to Enloe Medical Center in Chico; and Carolina Serrano, 29, was transported with major injuries to Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville.
Ashley Castro, 5, and Axel Castro, 1, both sustained minor injuries. They were both transported to Rideout hospital.
All of the occupants of the Chevy were from Hoquiam, Wash. All but the person who was killed were wearing their seatbelts or other safety equipment at the time of the rollover.
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