Man Dies After Crashing Down Temecula Embankment, Into Trees: CHP

TEMECULA, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly rollover wreck in the Temecula area, officials said Monday.

According to CHP Officer Mike Lassig, the incident was reported around 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Buck Road and Otis Street -- which is near Rancho California Road.

"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.

Good Samaritans apparently took the male driver out of the vehicle, according to initial reports. Fire officials say he died at the scene.

According to Lassig, the man was not wearing a seat belt, and he was partially ejected in the crash.

He was identified as a 32-year-old Ramona resident, but his name was being withheld pending family notification.

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