Two Pickup Truck Crash Leaves One Dead in Glenn County
Aug 1st, 2009 by JTrakin
At 7:45 a.m. Monday morning, at the intersection of County Road 99W and County Road 30, north of Artois, a Ford truck driven by 38 year old Nancy Floyd was moving at about 70 mph behind a 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck. Gregory Zitlaw, 49, was driving the Chevrolet pickup truck.
As the intersection approached, Mr. Zitlaw decreased his speed in order to make a left turn. Ms. Floyd, going more than 55 m.p.h. tried to pass him illegally by crossing the solid yellow line. Police report her pass was unsuccessful as she hit Zitlaw’s front end. Ms. Floyd’s vehicle overturned into a ditch on top of her, and she was ejected.
Glenn County police pronounced Ms. Floyd dead at the scene. Floyd had her 58 year old mother, 17 year old daughter, and 1 year old grandchild in the car. Her daughter, Margret Jones and grandchild Dustin Pearsallo were taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico. Ms. Jones incurred minor injuries; Pearsallo was taken as a precautionary measure.
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