Driver dies after single-vehicle rollover off Figueroa Mountain Road Wednesday
BUELLTON, Calif. (KEYT) – A man has died after the Jeep Gladiator he was driving was involved in a single-vehicle rollover off Figueroa Mountain Road Wednesday evening.
The public identification of the deceased is awaiting contact with his next of kin.
On Dec. 17, around 4:40 p.m., dispatchers received an iPhone crash notification on Figueroa Mountain Road stated a press release from the California Highway Patrol-Buellton Area (CHP).
Responding officers located an overturned Jeep Gladiator down an embankment off the side of Figueroa Mountain Road, east of the nearby campgrounds detailed the CHP.
Officers found a male driver alone inside of the overturned vehicle and he was removed before a California State Parks Ranger and CHP officers began life-saving attempts at the scene shared the CHP.
Despite those efforts, the man died from his injuries and was pronounced dead at 6 p.m. noted the CHP.
The investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Buellton Area CHP Office at 805-691-6160.
