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Accident Injures Teen And Closes Highway 49

Posted: Jun. 9, 2021 2:52 PM PDT

A South Grass Valley teen has major injuries, including burns, after a fiery solo SUV accident that closed Highway 49 for nearly two hours early Wednesday afternoon. CHP Officer Jason Bice says the boy was heading southbound near Smith Road when, for unknown reasons, he lost control, veered into the northbound lanes, and crashed into a tree…

click to listen to Officer Bice

Bice says what caused the crash is still being investigated. But inattention can’t be ruled out…

click to listen to Officer Bice

Bice says there was no indication of DUI. There were no other passengers inside the SUV.

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