Victim identified in deadly solo crash on River Road
Victor Guzman
CHAULAR, Calif. (KION-TV) – The victim in a deadly River Road crash in Chualar has been identified.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the victim was identified as 63-year-old Kevin Columb Lynch of Oxnard.
CHP responded to a call of a crash around 1:41 a.m. of a Tesla that had crashed and immediately caught fire.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
CHP: One person killed in fiery solo-vehicle crash along River Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP says one person is dead after a fiery crash along River Road south of Parker Road early Monday morning.
The CHP says they first got the call around 1:41 a.m. of a vehicle that crashed and immediately caught fire.
Officers say when they arrived they saw someone was still inside the car as it burned.
Two hours later, the CHP tells KION firefighters were unable to put out the flames, citing difficulties in putting out fires involving electric vehicles. The CHP indicated the vehicle involved was a Tesla.
One-way traffic control is in place at this time while crews were to clear the scene.
This is a developing story