Saturday A.M. High-Speed Crash Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Injured in Vacaville

Two people were killed and another person was injured in Vacaville early this morning when they were in a car that crashed into a tree.

Officers responded to reports of a vehicle crash in the area of Nut Tree Road and Yellowstone Drive shortly before 1 a.m., police said.

Arriving officers and emergency crews went to the scene where found a car had struck a tree, according to police.

Despite emergency crews’ rescue efforts, two people succumbed to their injuries from the crash, police said.

A third person in the car was transported to a hospital for treatment, police said. An update on the victim’s condition was not immediately available.

A preliminary investigation indicated that the car was traveling south at high speeds on Nut Tree Road prior to the crash, police said.

The Solano County coroner’s office was called to the scene.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Vacaville police at (707) 449-5200.

--Bay City News