Driver Arrested After Halloween Golf Cart Crash Injures Children
Alta Sierra passengers were treated at the scene and released.
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The golf cart at the scene of the October 31 crash in Alta Sierra. CHP said the children aboard were treated for injuries at the scene and released.
California Highway Patrol, Grass Valley Area
ALTA SIERRA – An Alta Sierra woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a golf cart carrying children on a Halloween trick-or-treating outing hit a tree, the California Highway Patrol said.
The children were treated for injuries at the scene and released, according to the agency’s November 2 news release.
CHP officers responded to Henson Way in the Nevada County community shortly after 7:00 PM on October 31. The agency said the driver had been taking several children around the neighborhood when she accelerated into a tree, then got out of the golf cart and fled on foot.
Witnesses identified the driver as Kathy Rickansrud, an Alta Sierra resident, according to CHP. Highway Patrol officers and Nevada County sheriff’s deputies went to her home. Officers concluded she was under the influence of alcohol and arrested her, the release said.
The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office jail report identifies her as Kathy Lynne Rickansrud, 65, and lists her booking at 12:17 AM on November 1. The report lists four felony booking allegations: two alcohol-related driving offenses involving injury, hit-and-run involving injury, and child endangerment.
CHP is continuing to investigate the crash. Anyone who witnessed it or has information about the incident is asked to call the Grass Valley office at 530-477-4900.