Update: Fatal victim in Creston Road crash identified
Update posted Feb. 11:
– The man who died in the crash on Creston Road in Paso Robles earlier this month has been identified as Lucio Ornelas Avina of Paso Robles.
Update posted Feb. 5:
Fatal victim not yet identified
– The California Highway Patrol has released additional information regarding the fatal crash that occurred Monday in North County.
The driver was killed in the solo vehicle crash that occurred on Creston Road south of Camp 8 Road on Feb. 3.
Officers responded to a call at approximately 4:24 p.m. reporting a vehicle that had crashed and caught fire. Witnesses reported that the vehicle, a 2005 Ford Escape, was fully engulfed in flames by the time authorities arrived.
Investigators determined the driver, who has not yet been identified, was traveling northbound on Creston Road at a high rate of speed. The driver lost control when the vehicle left the east roadway edge. Attempts to regain control were unsuccessful, and the vehicle collided with an oil pipe fence just east of the roadway before catching fire.
The driver was unable to exit the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office is working to identify the individual.
It is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash. The incident remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol’s Templeton office.
Anyone with information can contact Officer Ryan Armstrong at (805) 400-6720 or Ryan.D.Armstrong@chp.ca.gov.
Original article posted Feb. 4:
Crash occurred around 4:20 p.m. near B&E Vineyard at 10000 Creston Road,
– At least one person was reported dead after a vehicle crashed into a fence and caught fire near a winery on Creston Road in rural San Luis Obispo County on Feb. 3, according to a report by the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
The crash occurred around 4:20 p.m. near B&E Vineyard at 10000 Creston Road, north of Highway 41, according to the California Highway Patrol. Emergency scanner traffic indicated that the vehicle was on fire and became stuck on top of a six-foot-tall fence.
As of 5 p.m., the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff-Coroner was en route to the scene, CHP Officer Jennifer Hagler said. Emergency responders, including CHP, the Coroner’s Office, Cal Fire, and the Paso Robles Fire Department, remained on-site as of 5:25 p.m.
Authorities have not released further details, including the identity of those involved, pending notification of next of kin.
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