BORREGO WOMAN DIES OF INJURIES FROM CRASH

August 2024 Articles

California Highway Patrol (CHP)

East County News Service

August 26, 2024 (Borrego Springs) – Cynthia Soller, 89, from Borrego Springs has died of injuries sustained in a crash that occurred August 23 around 8:25 a.m. She was driving a 1999 Subaru Forester southbound on Country Club Road, north of T Anchor Drive in Borrego Springs when her vehicle veered off the road and struck a rock and a palm tree.

The driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, was transported to Palomar Medical Center, via air ambulance, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased by medical personnel.

This is an ongoing investigation, alcohol and/or drugs did not appear to be a factor in this crash, according to Officer Jared Grieshaber with the California Highway Patrol.

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