Nicolaus, CA : Yuba City man killed in Highway 99 collision identified on Sunday, 5th January, 2020

The Yuba City man killed in a crash on Highway 99 near Powerline Road in Nicolaus on Sunday has been identified as Michael Lizarraga, 22, according to Yuba-Sutter California Highway Patrol Sgt. Brandon Baldwin.

Lizarraga was riding in the front passenger’s seat of a 2006 Honda driven by Leonardo Marin, 19, of Yuba City, heading north on Highway 99 at approximately 1:25 a.m. While the vehicle was traveling around 75 miles per hour, Marin fell asleep at the wheel and veered across the median and off the road onto the gravel shoulder, according to a press release from Yuba-Sutter CHP.

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