Head-on crash in Solano County leaves 3 dead, CHP says

Three people died Friday morning after a head-on crash in Solano County, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers around 6:35 a.m. headed to Highway 113, just north of Hay Road and south of Dixon for the reported crash after getting a broadcast from the Golden Gate Communications Center, CHP said. While heading there, the Solano County Sheriff's Office had also communicated that multiple people at the crash scene were unresponsive. CHP said officers who arrived learned that the driver and passenger of a red pickup truck had died. Fire personnel also at the scene confirmed that the driver of a gray pickup truck also died.

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Scoop News DeskSolano County · Published Friday, July 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM UTCUpdated Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM UTC

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Witness statements indicated that the red pickup truck was speeding and went into opposing lanes to try to pass other vehicles when it hit the gray pickup truck head-on, CHP said. See more coverage of top California stories here | CHP said Highway 113 remains closed in both directions, and there is no estimated time of reopening.

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