A Nevada City woman and a three-year-old girl had major injuries, after colliding with another vehicle on Highway 20 near the Nevada County/Yuba County line early Wednesday evening. CHP Officer Mike Steele says 37-year-old Autumn Nichols was driving eastbound near Wild Turkey Lane, with 75-year-old Bruce Kirk, of Smartsville, coming the other way…
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Steele described Kirk’s injuries as moderate. He says Nichols has been charged with felony DUI and may also be charged with child endangerment…
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The exact condition of Nichols and the child was not available. Their relationship was also not known, but Steele says the girl has a different last name from Nichols. The crash closed that stretch of Highway 20 for over two hours, which is the main traffic artery between here and Yuba/Sutter.
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