CHICO, CA : One dead, one injured in River Road wreck on Thursday, 22nd August 2019

A car crash Wednesday night on River Road left one dead and sent another to the hospital with severe injuries.

According to a press release issued Thursday by the California Highway Patrol Chico office, a 21-year-old woman whose name has not been released was driving a 2008 Nissan southbound on River Road around 10:50 p.m. Wednesday.

When the vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign, it crossed an intersection and at an unknown speed, ended up in an embankment. The vehicle rolled over and came to a stop near an orchard.

The driver died from her injuries at the scene while the passenger, Francisco Cervantes, 23, of Chico was transported to Enloe Medical Center with major injuries, the release said.

Neither of the two were wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

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