Crime & Safety

23-Year-Old Man Dies In Highway 152 Crash East Of Gilroy

A 23-year-old man driving on Highway 152 near Dinosaur Point Road lost control of his vehicle and went off the north edge of the road.

GILROY, CA — A 23-year-old Fresno man died in a crash on state Highway 152 in southern Santa Clara County on Friday evening, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said Monday.

Kyron Lee-Johnson died in the crash that occurred around 7:55 p.m. Friday on Highway 152 west of Dinosaur Point Road.

Lee-Johnson was driving a 2002 Ford Mustang west on the highway when, for some reason, he lost control of the vehicle and went off the north edge of the roadway, CHP spokesman Officer Christopher Miceli said.

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The Mustang rolled down a dirt embankment and Lee-Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash, Miceli said.

—Bay City News Service

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