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Drowsy Driving Accident: 66-Year-Old Injured in Jeep Crash

4/19/2026

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The California Highway Patrol reports Carol Schutt, 66, from Groveland, California, fell asleep at the wheel on Tuolumne Road near Sonora in a 2021 Jeep Wrangler.
Her Jeep veered into trees and stopped about 50 feet from the roadway.
Emergency responders arrived at 6:25 a.m.
Schutt was transported to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto with minor injuries.
Authorities warn that drowsy driving can cause microsleeps.

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Story summary

The California Highway Patrol reports Carol Schutt, 66, from Groveland, California, fell asleep at the wheel on Tuolumne Road near Sonora in a 2021 Jeep Wrangler.
Her Jeep veered into trees and stopped about 50 feet from the roadway.
Emergency responders arrived at 6:25 a.m.
Schutt was transported to Doctors Medical Center in Modesto with minor injuries.
Authorities warn that drowsy driving can cause microsleeps.