Three Tahoe City residents were injured Tuesday in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 28.

Morgan Russell, a passenger in the Nissan Murano, was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno with life-threatening injuries. Wesley Waterman, the driver, and Karly Findorff sustained minor injuries.

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers said Waterman might have fallen asleep, causing the vehicle to drift to the right.

“The front of the vehicle struck a roadway sign, continued in a southerly direction then struck a tree. The vehicle came to rest on the right shoulder, facing south,” troopers said in a press release.

The accident occurred March 11 at 6:27am on Highway 28 south of mile marker 10, not far from the intersection of Highway 50.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report