Christmas Eve Results in Tragedy and Injuries Near Fredonyer Summit
Christmas Eve brought tragedy and injury to several people on Highway 36 near Fredonyer Summit.
Melva Marlatt, 62, was driving in her white Ford 2004 F-150 pickup with husband David Allen, 54, when it collided with a green 1996 Ford F-250 pickup. Marlatt lost her life in the collision while the driver of the second vehicle, Shawn Ray Anderson, 36, was only injured.
A report released by the California Highway Patrol shows that Marlatt was traveling eastbound on the highway when the vehicle started sliding on a curve and lost control, placing his truck in the collision pathway of Anderson's vehicle.
The two drivers were airlifted to Renown Medical Center to have their injuries treated. Other passengers in the vehicles, Melanie Anderson, 26, and Daryn Pearson, 6, were taken by ambulance to Banner Lassen Medical Center.
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