Fiery Highway 20 Crash Seriously Injures Driver, Leads to DUI Arrest

Editor's note: Mendo Local was contacted on Facebook by "Naomi Ruth", who identified herself as Morgan's mother. She said her son has not been arrested and the information provided by CHP is wrong. (9:42 p.m. November 4, 2026)

FORT BRAGG, Calif. — A two-vehicle collision on Highway 20 that left one car engulfed in flames seriously injured a 19-year-old driver and led to a driving-under-the-influence arrest on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at 6:41 p.m. near mile marker 10.10, about 11 miles east of Fort Bragg, and involved a 2005 GMC Yukon and a 2021 Subaru Legacy, the CHP said. The Subaru was fully engulfed and came to rest about 50 feet down an embankment. Each vehicle carried only its driver.

The CHP classified the collision as a major-injury crash.

The GMC's driver, Trevor Aaron Morgan, 19, of Fort Bragg, suffered major injuries and was flown to Adventist Health Ukiah Valley. The Subaru's driver, Joshua Matthew Robertson, 53, of Fort Bragg, had possible minor injuries and was taken to Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg.

Neither car had a second passenger, the CHP said.

Morgan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a drug, a violation of California Vehicle Code section 23152(f), according to the CHP. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

Highway 20 closed for about 30 minutes after the crash, then ran under one-way traffic control for roughly an hour before the westbound lane reopened.

The CHP, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, and CAL FIRE responded.

Correction: An early version of the story reported Nov. 3 as Monday, rather than Tuesday. We regret the error. (9:03 p.m. November 4, 2026)