Regional Roundup

Two stranded on sand bar in river

A man and a woman who had planned to kayak from the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery east of Clements were stranded Saturday on a sand barge in the middle of the Mokelumne River north of Ditch Road, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department.

The couple, who had left the fish hatchery at 2 p.m. for Lodi, got stuck in the sand barge. They created a bonfire so that emergency crews could see them at night, said sheriff's spokesman Les Garcia.

California Highway Patrol officers from Sacramento County found them from a helicopter shortly before 11:30 p.m. Both victims were airlifted one at a time to the fish hatchery, Garcia said.

Two die in Highway 12 crash

Two Sonoma County residents were killed in a head-on collision that closed Highway 12 east of Tower Park Marina for two hours Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Names of those killed in the accident were not available Sunday night, said San Joaquin County Sheriff's spokesman Les Garcia.

Four other people were injured, with three of them taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento Sunday night.

The accident took place at 9:10 p.m., when Sarita S. Singh, 30, of Sacramento, and a 22-year Healdsburg man whose identity was not disclosed, crashed head on, according to a CHP report. It wasn't known which car swerved into the path of the other car.

The driver of a 1994 Toyota Tercel and a 34-year-old man, also from Healdsburg, were killed, according to the CHP. A second passenger in the Tercel, David Sierra, 20, of Healdsburg, suffered a fractured pelvis and was air lifted to UC Davis, where he was in critical condition Sunday night, according to a nursing supervisor.

Singh and two others in a 2003 Hyundai Elantra were also injured. Singh was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital with a broken right foot, knee and wrist. She was transferred to UC Davis, where she was in good condition Sunday night, a nursing supervisor said. A passenger, Kusum Prasad, 39, of Suisun City, was in serious condition at UC Davis with a fractured ankle and sternum, the nursing supervisor said. A 2-year-old boy from Sacramento was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital with cuts and bruises, according to the CHP.

Alcohol or drugs may have been a factor in the collision, according to the CHP.

Lane closures on I-5 in Stockton

Caltrans will close various lanes on southbound Interstate 5 between March Lane and the Stockton Deep Water Channel all week, beginning Monday.

The first phase will cover March Lane to Alpine Road, followed by work between Alpine Road and Monte Diablo Avenue. The final phase will be from Monte Diablo Avenue to the Deep Water Channel.

Motorists can expect 15-minute delays.

Highway 88 now open

You can now get to the Lake Tahoe area from Highway 88. Caltrans workers removed the snow and cleared debris on the mountain highway. It was opened Friday morning.

For more information, call the road condition hotline at (800) 427-7623 or visit http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi.