Yolo County woman dies in single-vehicle crash on I-5 near Woodland, CHP says
A driver from Yolo County died Thursday morning in a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 5 near Woodland, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Jessica Reyes Plata, 23, of Woodland, died in the crash, according to the Yolo County Coroner’s Office. The CHP had initially reported she was from Antelope.
Plata was not wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred, according to a news release from the CHP Woodland Area Office.
The fatal crash was reported about 7:20 a.m. Thursday along the southbound lanes of I-5, just south of County Road 103. Plata was driving a 2016 Honda vehicle south on I-5.
The Honda, for an unknown reason, left the road and struck a metal-and-wood center divider, the CHP reported. There were no passengers in the vehicle.
CHP officials said investigators did not know whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the fatal crash, which remained under investigation.
Investigators asked anyone with information about this fatal crash to call the CHP Woodland Area Office at 530-662-4685.
This story was originally published February 18, 2021 at 5:52 PM.
CORRECTION: The headline was updated at 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 19 to indicate the victim was from Woodland, not Antelope.
