A Paso Robles woman died after a collision with a semi-truck on Highway 101 north of Paso Robles

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – A 27-year-old Paso Robles woman, Brianna Mae Thomas has been identified as the driver who died at the scene of a semi-truck versus a vehicle collision on northbound Highway 101 near Wellsona Road north of Paso Robles.

On Aug. 28, around 12:15 p.m., Thomas was driving her 1990 Cadillac El Dorado east on Wellsona Road and then through the intersection of the road and Highway 101 stated the California Highway Patrol-Templeton Area Office (CHP) in a press release about the incident.

At the same time, a 44-year-old resident of Pahrump, Nevada was driving a 2024 Freightliner hauling an empty 2018 GDAN northbound on Highway 101 shared the CHP.

For still unknown reasons, Thomas failed to yield to the right of way of traffic on the highway and drove directly into the path of the semi-truck leaving little time for the Freightliner to stop explained the CHP.

The 2024 Freightliner impacted the Cadillac's right front door causing fatal injuries to the Paso Robles woman inside detailed CHP.

According to the CHP, their office is currently investigating the fatal collision near the intersection outside the Wellsona Truck Stop and it is currently unknown if drugs or alcohol played a role in the fatal collision.