Crime & Safety

Motorist, 67, Dies In Crash Near Singing Hills Golf Course

The man was pronounced dead at Sharp Memorial Hospital following the solo-vehicle wreck, officials said.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — An investigation was ongoing today into a traffic crash that killed a 67-year-old man late last week on a rural roadway near Singing Hills Golf Course.

The El Cajon resident was heading east on Willow Glen Drive in the Dehesa area about 4:30 p.m. Friday when the 2000 Nissan Frontier pickup truck he was driving veered to the right off the roadway near Camino De Las Piedras and struck a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Emergency crews responding to the accident found the driver gravely injured and unconscious.
Paramedics took him to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where he was pronounced dead.

His name has been withheld pending family notification.

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Investigators were working to determine the cause of the fatal wreck, according to the Highway Patrol.

"`It is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in this crash," CHP officer Jared Grieshaber said Monday.
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