Watsonville man identified in DUI crash on Highway 1 and Highway 183
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A 39-year-old Watsonville man who died in a DUI crash on Southbound Highway 1 and Highway 183 on Sunday night has been identified.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Keenan Jackson.
The California Highway Patrol said that Jackson was driving a Subaru on Southbound Highway 1 just south of Highway 183 when a Mazda was driving the wrong way and crashed into the Subaru.
Jackson was pronounced dead on the scene.
The 23-year-old driver who CHP identified as Tessa Knight was transported to Natividad Medical Center and was arrested on DUI-related charges.
DUI-related crash leaves 39-year-old Watsonville resident dead
One person is killed after a head-on crash along Highway 1 and 183 on Sunday night.
CHP-Monterey said a Mazda traveling south on Highway 1 south of 183 ended up in the northbound lanes.
A Subaru traveling in the same area at the time crashed into the Mazda, head-on.
The driver of the Subaru was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 23-year-old driver of the Mazda, identified as Tessa Knight of Monterey, was transported to the hospital and then arrested on DUI-related charges.
The CHP said alcohol is a factor in the crash.
The person killed in the crash has not been identified until next of kin has been notified of their passing.
