3 Killed Cottonwood Crash Interstate 5 Freeway, Bowman Road

 3 Killed Cottonwood Crash Interstate 5 Freeway, Bowman Road Woman, 2 Teens Killed in Crash with Semi-Truck on I-5 Freeway

COTTONWOOD, Calif. (March 22, 2022) — Three people died in a Cottonwood crash on the Interstate 5 Freeway when a car crashed into the back of a semi-truck, just south of Bowman Road.

Only one person in the vehicle survived the deadly crash about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 20th, south of the Cottonwood truck scales, according to the California Highway Patrol and KRCR News Channel 7.

A 16-year-old Red Bluff boy driving a white 2018 Kia 4-door vehicle with three passengers reportedly crashed into the back of a commercial truck  parked on the shoulder of the freeway.

The teenage boy suffered major injuries and died at the scene. Also, A 15-year-old Red Bluff girl riding in the front seat also died following the crash. A 20-year-old Cottonwood woman seated in the back died and a 21-year-old Red Bluff woman also in the back, survived with major injuries. Paramedics took the injured woman to Mercy Medical Center in Redding.

Police investigating the crash noted both the boy and girl in the front seats had their seatbelts on, but the two young women in the back did not.

Investigators are working to determine what led up to the crash and if drugs or alcohol were a factor.

Meanwhile, Rodney Hill, 47, of Elk Grove, suffered no injuries when the Kia struck his commercial truck.

He told officers at the scene he only felt the crash impact to the back of this truck.

We are working to get more information and will update you as it comes in.


Johnson Attorneys Group does not represent any of the parties mentioned above. Furthermore, Johnson Attorneys Group does not intend to represent any of the parties discussed. However, if you would like to contribute any information or have legal questions, please contact us as soon as possible. Finally, our law firm is a longtime supporter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

 

James Johnson

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