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Grass Valley California Woman Killed in First Fatal Highway 49 Accident

December 13th, 2007

fatal highway accidentBarely two weeks to go to the New Year and Highway 49 in Grass Valley has recorded its first accident fatality of the year. The fatal highway accident occurred between McKnight Road in Grass Valley and Dry Creek Road in Auburn, California.

Peggy Coalson was driving her Honda Accord and was southbound. Grass Valley resident Linda Roe was stopped in her 2007 Nissan near Pingfree Lane waiting to pull into traffic. Roe didn’t see the oncoming Accord and pulled out smashing into the Accord and sending it into a spin. The car spun around several times before overturning and colliding with a tree. Coalson and her 3 month old grandson were taken to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Her daughter Molly Ann Melugin was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s not known yet if Roe would be cited for causing the fatal crash.

Back in 2005, this particular 11 mile stretch witnessed 110 accidents with a total of eight fatalities. This prompted California Highway Patrol to add the number of patrols to the area to decrease the accident rate. And it worked. By 2006, the number of accidents had decreased to 69 with 3 fatalities in 2006.  2007 had almost passed without another fatality until Monday’s fatal accident. There have been a total of 60 accidents reported on the stretch this year. The lower rate could be attributed to the newly installed rumble strips that alert drivers when they drift over the median.

If you’ve been injured or a loved-one has been killed in a car accident, call the experienced California personal injury lawyers at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation.


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