A double fatal crash occurred in the early morning hours of July 23rd on highway 46 east.
Just after midnight, the driver of a 2020 hyundai attempted to pass a tractor-trailer combination by veering into the eastbound lane, colliding head-on with a ford F350. The passenger and driver of the ford F350 were both killed in the incident.
Yesterday morning, CHP released a statement with the names of these two victims. The victims are 83-year-old Helmut Stich of Paso Robles, and 72-year-old Karen Stich of Paso Robles. Their next of kin have been notified.
