Glenn County Observer
Monday morning, the Willows Office of the California Highway Patrol issued a press release regarding the accident on Highway 162 near Fruto that sent three young people to the hospital early Saturday morning.
According to Officer Arturo Servin of the CHP, at about 3:45 a.m. on June 7, Angelica Callahan, 19, of Willows, was driving her 2004 Acura west on Highway 162, west of Fruto, in a section of the highway that curves to the left, then to the right.
She was driving at a stated speed of 80 miles per hour.
According to Officer Servin, due to her high level of alcohol intoxication and her excessive speed, she lost control of the Acura and it began spinning, which caused it to overturn at least once on the roadway.
The Acura came to rest on its roof in the middle of the road.
The crash caused suspected major injuries to the driver, passenger Ariana Solis, 19, of Willows, and a 17-year-old Willows boy whose name was probably improperly withheld by the CHP.
[Editor’s Note: The Observer knows the name of the boy but will, at least for the time being, continue to withhold it since, if the boy is charged with a crime, it is possible the name was properly withheld. However, names of underaged accident victims cannot legally be withheld merely because the victims are underaged.]
Another passenger, Jaden Fragosa, 18, of Willows, sustained suspected minor injuries.
All of the vehicle occupants were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident, “possibly preventing much more serious injuries.”
Callahan was transported by Flightcare helicopter to Enloe Medical Center in Chico.
Solis and the 17-year-old were transported by ground ambulance.
Fragoso had not been taken to a hospital as of the time that the press release was issued.
Calahan was placed under arrest on alcohol-related charges.
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