SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports that one person died in a Sunday evening collision on US50 just east of Camp Sacramento. On November 23, 2025, at approximately 7:17 p.m., a white Ford F-250 was towing a 32-foot 5th wheel travel trailer in the westbound lane of the highway. The initial report indicates the Ford was traveling at an unsafe speed as it was entering a curve and the driver lost control of the towed trailer. The trailer flipped, crossed over the centerline, and into the path of a Jeep Compass, which was traveling east. The driver of the Jeep was unable to avoid a collision with the trailer, and the left side and top of the trailer collided with the front of the Jeep, causing major damage to both vehicles.
The 18-year-old right front passenger of the Jeep sustained fatal injuries at the scene as a result of the collision. There were a total of five people in that vehicle, all from Woodland, Calif.: a 37-year-old driver and four children, ages 18, 16, 13, and 6. The driver sustained minor injuries along with the 13-year-old. The 16-year-old had major injuries, and the other child has moderate injuries. The survivors were all transported to Barton Memorial in South Lake Tahoe.
The 32-year-old driver of the Ford was not injured. CHP states he is from Lathrop, Calif.
Information concerning the name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
Any witnesses with information regarding this traffic collision are asked to contact Officer Heitzman at the South Lake Tahoe CHP Office by phone at (530) 539-9500 or email bbell@chp.ca.gov. At this time, the cause of the traffic collision and the sequence of events are still under investigation.
The vehicles involved were towed for CHP as part of the investigation.