Fatal crash south of Lake Tahoe near Blue Lakes claims life of 74-year-old Dayton man

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) in South Lake Tahoe is reporting a fatal collision Wednesday on Blue Lakes Road off of SR88 south of Lake Tahoe.

In the early morning hours of August 5, 74-year-old Michael Glenn Pace of Dayton, Nevada was traveling southbound on Blue Lakes Road, north of Sunset Lake Road, when he failed to negotiate a left curve in the road. CHP says Pace went onto the gravel shoulder and attempted to steer back onto the roadway but his vehicle overturned, tumbled 150 feet down a steep embankment and struck a tree.

There were no witnesses and the crash went unreported until 1:30 p.m. CHP is asking anyone who may have seen Pace and his Toyota, or witnessed the crash to contact the South Lake Tahoe office at 530.577.1001.