VEHICLE ACCIDENT: Female driver killed in East 20th Street Solo Crash

September 23, 2010

Chico – A 29-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning when her Toyota sedan crashed on East 20th, the Chico police said.

The driver, who was from Chico, was found dead at the scene shortly after the accident which happened at about 7:18 am. Police said she was wearing a seatbelt.

According to investigators, the vehicle’s left tires might have rolled over a median strip, near Bruce Road. The Toyota then struck a tree at an unknown speed.

The area of the accident was closed for about four hours while investigators were probing the scene. Twentieth Street, from Bruce Road to Notre Dame Boulevard, was reopened at around 11:30 am.