Driver Killed After Crashing Into Work Truck In Rancho Bernardo

Poway CA

31 March, 2021

1:44 PM

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SAN DIEGO, CA — A 23-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning when he swerved and crashed into a work truck on the side of a Rancho Bernardo road, police said. The crash was reported shortly before 12:40 a.m. near the intersection of Bernardo Heights Parkway and Avenida Venusto, just east of Interstate 15, San Diego police Officer John Buttle said. The 23-year-old driver was heading southbound on Bernardo Heights Parkway in a 1990 Chevrolet Corvette when he drifted to the right at a slight turn and slammed into the back of a parked work truck, Buttle said. The driver was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the officer said. The victim's name was withheld pending family notification. Investigators determined speed and alcohol were factors in the crash, Buttle said. — City News Service