A fatal single-vehicle accident occurred northeast of Auburn, which was reported on December 1 but was believed to have occurred the day before. The collision was reported to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) by a caller who spotted the vehicle but said they didn’t know if the car was possibly abandoned. Responders with the Placer County Fire Department arrived at the scene to discover a white Jeep, which they said came off Foresthill Road in the Todd Valley area and ended up on private property.
The vehicle appeared to have been there overnight, and a fatality inside the Jeep was confirmed. Officers reported the vehicle had struck a pole, causing minor damage, as well as a tree. The name of the deceased has not been released pending the family’s notification. However, she was identified as an Auburn or Roseville woman, age 48.
An investigation by the CHP into how the fatal accident occurred determined that the driver swerved into a lane going westbound, struck a curb at the Owl Hill Court intersection, and went airborne. Investigators believe that speed contributed to the crash.