Crash on State Route 36 at Catfish Beach Road in Plumas County, California

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Fatal crash1 vehicle
Reporting agency
CHP Susanville Area
Report number
9140-2025-00265

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
State Route 36 at Catfish Beach Road
City, county
Plumas County
Collision type
Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with
Fixed Object
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2001 Lexus RX300

Silver Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Ran Off Road
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 23Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21650 FAIL DRIVE RT HALF ROADas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

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About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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