A eucalyptus tree that fell across southbound lanes of Highway 101 in San Benito County in wet and windy conditions early Sunday caused three vehicles to crash, killing two people and injuring four others, according to the CHP.
Officers responded to a 3:25 a.m. report of the crash near Cannon Road, just south of Mission San Juan Bautista. Upon arrival, officers found a large eucalyptus tree that had fallen on top of a Toyota Prius driven by 22-year-old Jaqueline Melendez, with the tree blocking the both southbound lanes.
Melendez suffered major injuries and a passenger, 22-year-old Megaly Cortes-Medina, suffered moderate injuries. Sometime after the tree fell and the first collision, an SUV in the left lane came upon the scene and hit the tree. The 50-year-old Arizona man behind the wheel of the SUV died of his injuries.Then a BMW driven by 23-year-old Brianna Giselle Avina, of Gonzales, in the left lane also hit the tree. A 28-year-old passenger, of Gonzales, died of his injuries.The CHP did not release the names of the two men who died.
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