Glenn County Observer
Lifelong Orland resident Lauren Kelly Holmes Wright, 38, died in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
According to Officer Rodney Pozzi of the Willows Area Office of the California Highway Patrol, at about 7:39 a.m. a 38-year-old Orland woman was driving a 2009 Nissan truck north on Humboldt Avenue in Willows, approaching County Road 48 at a high rate of speed.
For reasons still under investigation, the driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, failed to bring the Nissan to a stop at the “T” intersection.
The Nissan ran off the road and collided with an embankment before overturning several times and colliding with several almond trees in an orchard north of Road 48.
The Nissan came to a rest on its wheels, facing a southerly direction.
The driver, who was not wearing her seatbelts, sustained fatal injuries.
According to Officer Pozzi’s news release, “It is not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in this crash.”
The incident is still under investigation, and witnesses to the crash or movement of the vehicle leading up to the crash are encouraged to contact the CHP in Willows, 530-934-5424.
The CHP did not release the victim’s name, and the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, which normally provides the name of the deceased following notification of next of kin, did not release its media logs for Thursday, Dec. 21.
However, the family of the accident victim has started a GoFundMe account to cover the victim’s funeral costs as well as any costs her husband and children will endure.
The GoFundMe page identifies the victim as Lauren Kelly Holmes Wright. The page states that Ms. Wright leaves behind five children, a husband, her mother, three sisters, and a brother.
“She … was an active member of her community and church, and a kind and caring friend,” the page says. “She will be missed by many.”
The GoFundMe page was set up by Ruth Holmes. The family is seeking $10,000, of which $1,406 has been raised as of the time of the publication of this report.
If you would like to make a donation, go to http://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-lauren-kelly-holmes-wright?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=facebook_cta_variant&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.
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