Ramona Man Dies in Temecula Wine Country Rollover

TEMECULA, CA: A Ramona man died in a rollover crash late Sunday near Temecula's wine country, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The 32-year-old man — whose identity was being withheld Monday until his family is notified — was not wearing a seat belt in the wreck that was reported about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Buck Road and Otis Street in unincorporated Temecula, according to CHP Officer Mike Lassig.

"For unknown reasons, the driver drifted to the left, allowing his vehicle to leave the roadway where it traveled down an embankment, struck some trees and overturned," Lassig said in a news release.

The man was partially ejected from the vehicle, the officer said.

Good Samaritans apparently took the driver out of the vehicle, according to initial reports. 

Fire officials say he died at the scene.

— Patch Editor Renee Schiavone contributed to this report.

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