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Last night the first fatality on Amador County roads
was reported when two vehicles hit head on near the Twin Bridges area of hwy 88
about 3 and one half miles east of the Amador/San Joaquin County line. The highway was closed
after the 7:54 pm accident for approximately one hour from Liberty Road through
the accident site. According
to witnesses on scene the accident occurred when a Toyota Camry traveling west bound on Hwy 88
veered off the right side of the roadway, hit the guide rail and bounced into
the east bound lane colliding head-on with a Chevy suburban causing fatal injuries to the driver of the Camry.
The passenger in the Camry was airlifted by Reach air ambulance to UC Davis medical Center. The occupants of the Suburban were transported to local hospitals by American Legion Ambulance Service. The accident is under investigation by the Amador Unit of the California Highway Patrol.
