The California Highway Patrol is investigating whether a driver who allegedly caused a double fatal collision this morning in Sutter County fled the crash on foot.
At about 5:20 a.m. a van was heading southbound on Highway 113 north of Seymour Road near the community of Robbins when it tried to pass a car headed in the same direction at about 60 mph. The van's driver then realized he did not have enough room to execute the passing maneuver when he saw a northbound vehicle approaching.
The CHP said in a press release that the driver then turned into the path of the car it was passing and collided. The car went off the roadway into an oak tree, killing two passengers and causing major injuries to the driver, Alberto Martin Marcos, 50, of Yuba City.
The CHP said the van then went into a water-filled canal along the highway. All six occupants of the van were able to escape drowning.
The 5 passengers claimed the unidentified driver of the van fled the scene on foot to the east, according to the release. Witnesses are asked to contact the Yuba-Sutter CHP office if they can provide any information about the case at (530) 671-5141.
KCRA: CHP: Two dead in Sutter County crash - July 7, 2011
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