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Update June 19, 2023: The victim has been identified as Darrell Raymond Yenawine, 60, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office.
By Miriam Raftery
June 12, 2023 (Julian) – A driver and his passenger, both from Julian, were ejected from the vehicle during a rollover crash June 9.
Neither were wearing seatbelts, according to Officer Jared Grieshaber with the California Highway Patrol.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, a 56-year-old woman, was transported by Mercy Air to Desert Regional Hospital with major injuries.
The man was driving a 2004 Chevrolet SSR northbound on the Great Southern Overland State Route south of State Route 78 around 3:30 p.m. on June 9 when he missed a curve, lost control, veered across both lanes of traffic and overturned.
CHP is investigating the cause of the crash, and it is unknown whether alcohol or drugs were factors. The identity of the deceased has not yet been released, pending notification of family.
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