At 11:55 am Sunday the Folsom Police Department responded to a major injury collision on Blue Ravine Road north of Riley Street. When officers arrived they found that a Honda Odyssey van had struck a Toyota Celica head-on. The driver of the Toyota and his two passengers, and the driver of the Honda (solo occupant) were all transported to area hospitals with serious to life threatening injuries. The driver of the Toyota later succumbed to his injuries.
Witnesses told investigators that the Honda had had difficulty maintaining a lane as it headed northbound on Blue Ravine Road passing Riley Street. As the southbound Toyota passed Crossing Way (south of East Bidwell Street), the Honda crossed the double yellow lines and struck the front drivers side of the approaching Toyota. The Toyota suffered serious intrusion damage to the drivers
side of the vehicle. The driver of the van was investigated for drug and (or) alcohol impairment as is protocol after a fatal collision. The results of that investigation are pending. The relationship between the occupants of the Toyota will not be released at this time.
