Elderly man dies in North County rollover crash
BONSALL, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — An 86-year-old driver, of Fallbrook, died in a rollover crash Wednesday in the Bonsall area, authorities said.
The two-vehicle collision occurred around 7:40 a.m. on the Interstate 15 southbound off-ramp to Old Highway 396, Officer Hunter Gerber with the California Highway Patrol said in a news release Thursday.
An 18-year-old woman driving a black Jaguar XF on the off-ramp of I-15 southbound to Old Highway 396 stopped and pulled into the intersection of Old Highway 395 when she collided into a maroon Toyota Venza, driven by the 86-year-old man, according to authorities.
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When first responders arrived on scene, the man was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. The woman, of Wildomar, California, was not injured.
Authorities do not believe driving under the influence was a factor in the crash.
The victim’s identity has not been released at this time.
CHP is asking anyone who has information or may have witnessed this incident to contact the Oceanside Area CHP office at 760-643-3400.
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