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Matt Perkins Car Crash Nevada County Highway 20 Chalk Bluff

Matt Perkins Car Crash Nevada County Highway 20 Chalk Bluff

Matt Perkins, 43, Injured in Nevada County Crash on Highway 20

NEVADA COUNTY, CA (June 5, 2022) – A fatal head-on crash on Highway 20 left Matt Perkins injured in Nevada County.

The California Highway Patrol identified the 43-year-old Live Oak man as one of the victims in the collision which occurred on Saturday.

The incident happened when Matt Perkins was riding as a passenger in a 2022 Ford F-350 going west on Highway 20 near Grass Valley. At the same time, a 2002 Acura TL was traveling at a high rate of speed east.

CHP said the Acura then failed to negotiate a right curve in the roadway and veered into the westbound lane. In the process, the car hit the pickup truck which had a livestock trailer attached to it.

Speeding Driver Hits Another Car

The two collided head-on east of Chalk Bluff Road in Nevada County. The Union and FOX 40 News wrote that the wreck took place on June 4 at around 6:30 p.m.

Matt Perkins sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash. Paramedics arrived and provided treatment to the patient at the site.

The driver of the Ford obtained major injuries and another occupant sustained moderate injuries. Medical personnel took them to the Sutter Roseville Medical Center for further aid.

CHP added that a passenger in the Acura, a 37-year-old Sacramento woman, died at the scene. Officials rushed the speeding motorist to a Sacramento hospital with major injuries.

Meanwhile, the sheep inside the livestock trailer ended up unharmed following the incident. The Highway 20 crash is still under investigation.


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