Watsonville Man Killed in Jeep Rollover Crash Identified

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A 59-year-old man killed in a rollover crash off his driveway east of Watsonville on Saturday has been identified by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office as Alan Delfino. Delfino was driving a 1957 Jeep CJ-5 north on his driveway at 369 Silliman Road, off of state Highway 129.

Around 11:20 a.m., Delfino lost control of the CJ-5 as it went down a decline in the road and it ran off the road and rolled over, California Highway Patrol officers said. Delfino and two passengers, a 55-year-old Watsonville man and a 52-year-old Salinas man, were ejected.

Delfino was pronounced dead at 12:05 p.m. The passenger from Watsonville suffered head trauma and the Salinas man had pain on his left side, CHP officers said. Both passengers also complained of neck pain. They were taken to Natividad Medical Center with moderate injuries.

By Bay City News

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