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Ryan Clark Car Crash Butte County Highway 70 Near Oroville

Ryan Clark Car Crash Butte County Highway 70 Near Oroville

Ryan Clark crash Butte County Highway 70

Ryan Clark, 39, Killed in Butte County Crash on Highway 70 Near Oroville

BUTTE COUNTY, CA (March 7, 2022) – Ryan Clark was killed after a car crash on Highway 70 near Oroville in Butte County.

The coroner’s office identified the 39-year-old man as one of the victims in the fatal wreck which took place last week on Friday.

The incident happened when Ryan Clark was driving  a Toyota Camry north on Highway 70 near Cox Lane in Butte County. At the same time, a Chevrolet Sonic was going south.

The driver of the Chevrolet, 23-year-old Nicholas Khraich, then veered into the northbound lane. In the process, he slammed head-on into the Toyota.

Woman and Child Injured in Wreck

One of the cars involved caught fire upon impact, south of Oroville. The California Highway Patrol said both Ryan Clark and Nicholas Khraich died as a result of the crash.

A 32-year-old woman riding as a passenger in the Camry sustained major injuries following the accident. An 18-month-old child traveling with her survived with minor injures.

Paramedics rushed the wounded victims to the hospital for treatment. The Action News Now wrote that the wreck took place on March 4 at around 11:18 p.m.

Meanwhile, witnesses told CHP that the motorist in the Sonic was driving recklessly prior to the collision. The cause of the Butte County crash is still under investigation.


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