Fatal Crash in Ukiah Involved Teens

More details have been released regarding this weekend’s single-vehicle accident south of Ukiah that resulted in a fatality. Ukiah Police Department tried to stop a 2017 Volkswagen Bug within city limits around 1:30 a.m., Saturday, but the 15-year-old driver fled on South State Street then to U.S. Highway 101 at speeds in excess of 100 mph. Officers lost sight of the vehicle, which later crashed into a tree in the vicinity of Burke Hill Drive and overturned. The driver and a 13-year-old passenger were transported to hospitals with major injuries. A 14-year-old passenger died at the scene.