Carmel, Woodland residents identified as 2 killed in wrong-way crash on I-5

Investigators believe drugs or alcohol were factors in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 5 in rural Yolo County that left two people dead.

California Highway Patrol says they were first alerted about the crash just before midnight Tuesday.

First responders to the scene south of County Road 8 found that two vehicles were involved – with one of the vehicles having apparently crossed over into the wrong direction of I-5.

The wrong-way driver died in the crash, officers say, along with a passenger in the vehicle that was struck head-on. The other driver suffered major injuries.

According to the Yolo County coroner's office, the passenger killed was identified as 37-year-old Carmel resident Gracie Ellen Pack Meiggs. The wrong-way driver who died has also been identified as 30-year-old Woodland resident Efrain Maximo Martinez. 

CHP investigators are still looking into the crash, but drugs or alcohol were believed to be contributing factors.