Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
A child was killed in a vehicle vs. power pole collision early Saturday evening.
The driver of the vehicle, Savannah Marie Dees, 24, of Olivehurst, was arrested on several alcohol-related felonies.
According to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident webpage, at about 6:02 p.m. on October 26, emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a vehicle vs. PG&E power pole accident on County Road M at County Road 27 (later changed to just south of Road 27).
This reporter was at a home on East Yolo Street at the time of the call. First, with overhead lights and sirens activated, two Orland police units zoomed by; then, the fire department’s vehicles began driving by.
A little later, the Artois Fire Department was called for mutual aid.
One child was able to exit the vehicle. Another was unable to get out, however.
When the child finally was extricated from the vehicle, CPR commenced.
The FlightCare helicopter was also called and landed near the scene. It was too late, however.
The child was dead.
The crash caused the fall of a PG&E power pole. At the same time, presumably as a result of the accident, power was lost for several hours in areas of Glenn County, including much of Willows.
According to Glenn County Jail personnel, Dees was booked into the facility on charges alleging causing bodily injury while driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, causing bodily injury while driving while under the influence of alcohol, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury which results in the death of a child under the age of eight years by a person having the care or custody of the child, and two counts of infliction of injury on a child (all felonies).
Her bail was set at $690,000.
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