Jessica Smith, 31, dies after car crashes into Clear Lake off Highway 20 in Lake County, California
Woman dies after vehicle crashes into rocks, Clear Lake
Jessica Smith, 31, died Jan. 13 of injuries sustained the day before, when she apparently lost control of her vehicle, allowing it to drift off the edge of the highway, strike multiple rocks, roll and then land upside down in Clear Lake, the CHP reported Thursday.
Smith had been transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport, where she later died, the California Highway Patrol said.
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