Meadow Vista head-on collision ends in fatality

A head-on collision involving two Meadow Vista residents ended in a fatality Friday. The Placer County Coroner's Office identified Patricia Hansen, 59, Monday as the victim in the crash on Placer Hills Road. According to a California Highway Patrol news release, CHP officers arrived at the scene on Placer Hills Road north of Pinewood Way at 6:05 a.m. Friday, where they found a Subaru Impreza and a Ford F-150 blocking the road. One vehicle was overturned. According to the release, the driver of the Subaru was identified as Parker J. Sullivan, 20. Sullivan was traveling northbound on Placer Hills Road when his vehicle drifted into the southbound lane and directly into the path of the truck, the CHP report stated. The vehicles collided head-on, causing the Ford to swerve off the roadway into the embankment, where it overturned. Emergency personnel provided medical aid to Hansen, who was unresponsive, the release stated. She was later pronounced dead by Placer County fire personnel. Sullivan sustained moderate injuries and was transported by AMR ambulance to Sutter Roseville Medical Center. The incident is under investigation. The CHP collision report stated alcohol and drugs did not appear to be a factor. Both parties were wearing seatbelts. Placer Hills Road at the collision site was closed for two hours for scene investigation.