One dead, one arrested in Highway 50 crash near California

The Highway Patrol has released more information on that deadly Highway 50 crash near California on Tuesday afternoon.

Troopers say a car trying to pass a pickup hit the back of it. Both those vehicles would cross the center line and hit Steven Smart’s pickup going the other way.

Smart has died. He was a 60-year-old from Tebbetts.

The other pickup driver, 29-year-old Jose Perez of Jefferson City, has serious injuries. He’s also accused of driving while intoxicated and not having a valid license.

The California natives in the car, 22-year-old Joshua Kirchner and 21-year-old Abigail Heiiland, have moderate injuries.