WINCHESTER: One dead in fiery crash
WINCHESTER: One dead in fiery crash
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A driver was killed in a fiery, high-speed crash Sunday evening in the Winchester area, authorities said.
Coroner’s officials have yet to identify the person who died.
The crash happened shortly before 6 p.m. when a 2010 Dodge speeding south on Leon Road near Ano Crest Road lost control on a 90-degree turn, California Highway Patrol officials said in a news release. The vehicle drove off the road, struck some rocks and launched into the air, traveling nearly 200 feet. The vehicle came to rest in an oat field, rolling at least once, and caught fire.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department officials said the vehicle was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. The fire also charred a portion of the field.
The driver did not escape the vehicle. It was not immediately clear whether the driver died from the fire or the force of the crash, CHP officials said.
