Pioneer, CA…Sad next of kin notifications are being done for a fatal collision on Hwy 88 on May 3rd. A driver was driving a 2010 Mazda 3 on Hwy 88 east of Bear River. At approximately 12:40pm the driver had just negotiated a curve to the right when for an unknown reason the vehicle was allowed to travel across the eastbound lane of Hwy 88 and onto the eastbound shoulder. The Mazda traveled off an embankment where the roof of the Mazda struck a tree.

The vehicle fell to the ground and caught fire. Passing motorists stopped to help and related that the driver was unresponsive and they were unable to extricate the driver from the vehicle due to the damage the vehicle sustained. The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. The driver was pronounced deceased by fire crews upon their arrival.