One man dead in off-highway crash in Imperial County
Dillon Fuhrman
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating an off-highway crash which left one man dead.
According to a press release, the crash happened in the open desert area south of State Route 78, east of Old Mine Road, Friday at around 6 p.m. Pacific.
CHP says a 70-year-old man was riding a 2025 Raptor 700R (Quad) “in a northerly direction at an unknown speed” when the Raptor overturned and crashed into the desert.
As a result, the rider was pronounced dead at the scene, and CHP says while the rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, the investigation is ongoing.
SOLO QUAD RIDER FATAL CRASH OPEN DESERT NEAR SR 78 AT OLD MINE RD FEB 13 2026 288CDownload