LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Two Northshore men died Sunday night after the vehicle in which they were traveling crashed through a fence and landed in a swimming pool, trapping and killing both.
The crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday on Butte Street in Nice, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The names of the two men who died — the 39-year-old driver from Nice and the 34-year-old passenger from Upper Lake — were not immediately released pending the notification of next of kin.
The CHP said that at 10:18 p.m. Sunday CHP Officer Officer Zachary Cornell was dispatched to a solo vehicle traffic crash involving a red 2021 Subaru WRX that hit a fence and landed in a swimming pool at a residence on Tehama Street.
Radio reports indicated that the vehicle landed upside down in about six feet of water, with the individual who called the CHP indicating that they couldn’t get those inside of the vehicle out of it.
Shortly after the crash, the Northshore Dive Team was requested to respond to the team to assist with the rescue, according to radio reports.
The CHP said that its investigation so far has found that the Subaru was traveling on Butte Street when it went over the embankment.
Neither the driver nor the passenger, who was found in the rear seat, were wearing seat belts, at the time of the crash, the CHP said.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, however, the CHP said in its preliminary statement on the crash that alcohol use is suspected to be a factor.
Along with the CHP and Northshore Fire Protection District, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and All in One Towing responded to the scene to assist with the crash recovery.
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Two die in vehicle crash into swimming pool
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