NORTH SAN JUAN, Calif. — A Texas man is dead and a woman and dog are injured after a Thursday morning crash in Nevada County, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol.
Officers were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash on Tyler Foote Road just east of Oak Tree Road near North San Juan around 4:45 a.m.
Officers found a 2021 Ford Escape crashed into a tree after leaving the road for unknown reasons.
First responders say they removed two people from the car, including a 42-year-old woman who was severely injured. She was flown to Sutter Roseville Medical Center. Officers say she was driving the Ford Escape at the time of the crash.
A second person, identified as a 39-year-old man from Liberty, Texas, was removed from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say the man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
A dog inside the SUV was also injured and taken to a veterinarian.
The crash is still under investigation and officers say drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be factors in the crash.
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