Update: Man killed in crash near Nacimiento identified
Update posted Sept. 23, 6 p.m.:
CHP shares more details on the crash
– The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a solo vehicle crash Sept. 22 on Nacimiento Lake Drive as 62-year-old David Upham of Bradley.
The crash occurred at about 2:05 p.m. west of Reservoir Road in an unincorporated area of San Luis Obispo County. Upham was driving a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan eastbound at an unknown speed when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle traveled off the north edge of the road and struck a wooden fence, according to the CHP Templeton office.
The Dodge caught fire as a result of the crash. Emergency personnel extricated Upham from the vehicle and attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.
Alcohol or drugs are not suspected as factors, CHP said. The incident remains under investigation by the CHP Templeton office.
Original report posted Sept. 23, 6 a.m.:
– One person died after a vehicle crashed and caught fire near Nacimiento Lake on Monday afternoon, according to reports.
The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. at the intersection of Nacimiento Lake Drive and Steelhead Road. At the time, the vehicle was reportedly off the roadway, and the fire had spread into a 10-by-10-foot area of vegetation, according to emergency radio traffic.
By 2:08 p.m., the vegetation fire had been extinguished, but the vehicle remained in flames with someone inside, according to reports. Medics were requested to the scene. By 2:11 p.m., the vehicle fire was out, and medics were performing CPR on the individual.
Mercy Air was called at 2:23 p.m. to transport the patient to a hospital, but by 2:25 p.m., medics had stopped CPR, and a coroner was requested, reports say.
The identity of the person has not been released. No further information is available at this time.
