Fatality Occurs When Driver Drifts Out of Lane on State Route 32
A head-on collision involving two vehicles occurred on State Route 32 in the area of Forest Ranch, northeast of Chico, on July 27. The accident occurred around 3:00 p.m. near Nopel Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) report. A 74-year-old Forest Ranch woman was allegedly going east along the highway and drifted over into the lane going west, colliding head-on with a vehicle driven by a Chico man, age 87.