UDPATE 7/7: More details on the 4th of July crash on Echo Summit are available. The 20-year-old female driver of a Nissan Versa was heading eastbound on US-50 at about 5:50 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, crossed over the center double-yellow line into oncoming traffic. Heading west at that time was a 41-year-old male from Clovis driving a Chevy Avalanche. The Versa driver hit the Avalanche and had to be extricated from her vehicle and transported by Calstar to Renown Hospital where she later succumbed from her injuries. One of the four passengers in the Avalanche had to be transported to Barton with serious injuries.
The deceased was from Stockton, Calif.
This crash is still under investigation.
8:00 p.m. update: US-50 over Echo Summit has reopened with no controls.
6:50 p.m. update: CHP opened up one-way controlled traffic over Echo Summit. It is still very slow going and a long back up.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A multiple-vehicle accident over Echo Summit on U.S. 50 has closed the highway. the California Highway Patrol (CHP) report shows at least one person had to be extricated.
Care Flight is landing to transport a patient.
There are no other details at this time.
As of 6:30 p.m., CHP is reporting all lanes closed and blocked and an estimated time of reopening is unknown.