Harry Whitley, 52, killed in head-on crash on Highway 162 at Kelly Ridge Road in east Oroville, California
Man killed in east Oroville crash is identified
The crash happened about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, when Whitley was westbound on Highway 162 in a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle and approaching the intersection with Kelly Ridge Road.
At the same time a 1995 Jeep Cherokee driven by Megan Page, 29, of Oroville was stopped at a traffic signal at the intersection waiting to make a left turn toward Kelly Ridge Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Woman changes plea in fatal collision near Oroville
Megan Page, 29, appeared Wednesday in Butte County Superior Court and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter stemming from the Sept. 12 death of 52-year-old Harry Whitley of Oroville, according to the documents.
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After an injury car accident, take these steps to help the recovery process
When someone has been injured in a car crash, it's hard to know what to do to help. Injured people need appropriate medial treatment, but they also need to have their civil and legal rights protected.
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