A Wheatland man died and two other people were badly injured Saturday in a collision between Highway 65 and Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County.
Three people were in a 2005 Lexus just after 10 p.m. Saturday on Spenceville Road, near Jasper Lane when the crash occurred, the California Highway Patrol states.
The car was speeding when it left the road, went into a slight ditch and overturned several times, ejecting two occupants, the report states. The car landed on its wheels in an open field.
The 51-year-old male driver and a 46-year-old Oregon man riding in the rear passenger seat suffered major injuries and were flown to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, the report states.
The front-seat passenger, John Adelsberger, 47, died at the scene.
Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash, the report states.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the CHP's Yuba-Sutter office at (530) 674-5141.
Call The Bee's Niesha Lofing, (916) 321-1270.
