A 2015 Chevrolet Traverse was involved in a head-on collision that killed two people on Highway 50 on Thursday evening.
A longtime Smith, Nev., resident was identified as the man killed in a collision near Echo Summit on Thanksgiving.
Donald Smith, 84 was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse east on Highway 50 when a Toyota Sequoia driven by a Washington man strayed into his lane, colliding head-on around 5:35 p.m. Nov. 28, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A passenger in the Toyota, 50-year-old Peggy Liu of Fremont, Calif., was also killed in the collision.
The driver and two other passengers in the Toyota were injured in the collision.
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An 84-year-old Wellington man was one of two people killed in a head-on collision on Highway 50 just west of Echo Summit on Thursday evening.
The California Highway Patrol responded to the collision just east of Audrain Way at 5:15 p.m., according to information released on Friday morning.
The man was driving east in a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse when it and a 2001 Toyota Sequoia collided in the eastbound lanes, according to the preliminary report.
A 50-year-old passenger in the Toyota, driven by 28-year-old Jeffrey Chen, was killed.
“As a result of the collision, the driver of the Chevrolet and a passenger from the Toyota sustained major injuries to which they succumbed,” according to the CHP. “The driver of the Toyota sustained major injuries and three other passengers in the Toyota sustained moderate injuries and were transported for medical care.”
Any witnesses with information about the collision are asked to contact the South Lake Tahoe CHP Office at 530-539-9500.
