For the second straight day, a major accident on Highway 49 between Grass Valley and Auburn. CHP Officer Mike Steele says 19-year-old Jonathan Cooper of Grass Valley was driving northbound in the left lane of the four-lane stretch, near Streeter Road early Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, 30-year-old Derrick Youngman of Nevada City was coming southbound in the left lane. Cooper lost control of his vehicle…
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There was also a passenger in Youngman’s vehicle, 35-year-old Josh Beasom of Meadow Vista…
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Steele says it’s not believed alcohol or drugs was a factor, but speed in the rainy conditions is believed to be a major reason for the crash. Early Tuesday morning, an Auburn man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 49 near Joeger Road.
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