46-Year-Old Melissa Sides Hospitalized after Gerber Car Accident at Rawson Road and Gyle Road

Melissa Sides Seriously Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Gerber

Gerber, California: 46-year-old Melissa Sides of Corning was severely injured in a multi-vehicle collision that happened late Wednesday morning at an intersection in Gerber.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident took place around 11:45 a.m. at Rawson Road and Gyle Road.

Investigators said Sides was driving a 2022 Jeep Compass when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Rawson Road and collided with the rear of a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado driven east on Gyle Road by Leng Seng, 61, of Chico.

The Jeep went out of control and collided with the front end of a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by 49-year-old Roberto Herrera of Kelseyville, which was stopped at the intersection.

After the first impact, the Chevrolet went off the south side of Gyle Road, through a fence, and into a nearby field.

Sides was taken to Mercy Medical Center with major injuries.

Seng and Herrera’s passenger, Marian Lombera, 42, of Modesto, were treated for minor injuries.

An investigation is ongoing.