LAKE COUNTY — A man who died in a crash on Thursday at approximately 2:25 p.m., has been identified as Harvey King, 66, of Clearlake Oaks.
King was driving his 2003 Ford Taurus northbound on Highway 29, south of B Street at 55 miles per hour. Patrick Bauman, 52, of Greenbrier, TN., was driving his 1999 Jeep Cherokee northbound directly behind the Ford Taurus.
Larry Wolfe, 50, of Cobb, was driving a 1999 Ford F-450 truck southbound on Highway 29, south of B Street at 55 miles per hour. For an unknown reason, King allowed his vehicle to go to the left and cross over the painted solid double yellow lines, and entered the southbound lane of traffic directly in front of the Ford F-450. The left front of the Ford Taurus collided with the left side of the Ford F-450. This collision caused the left side tires of the F-450 to deflate.
The F-450 began to rotate and overturn. When the F-450 stopped, it came to rest back on its wheels, blocking both lanes of traffic. Bauman witnessed the collision between the Taurus and the F-450, and attempting to avoid the collision; he swerved to the right and lost control of his vehicle. The Jeep Cherokee went off of the roadway and struck a tree. King sustained fatal injuries as a result of this collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Lake County Sheriff”s Coroner. Wolfe sustained minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to Saint Helena Clearlake Hospital. Bauman was uninjured and was able to drive the Jeep Cherokee away from the collision scene.
Agencies on scene were the California Highway Patrol, the Lake County Sheriff”s Department, Lower Lake Fire Department, Lakeshore Fire Department, Kelseyville Fire Department and Cal Trans. The collision is under investigation by Officer Cortez of the California Highway Patrol.
