​Man Dies In East County Crash

Santee CA

04 October, 2021

3:39 PM

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EL CAJON, CA — An 83-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in El Cajon. The crash happened around 5:50 p.m. at the intersection of Broadway and Graves Avenue, according to El Cajon Lt. Jeremiah Larson. According to police, a sedan driven by an 86-year-old woman westbound on Broadway and turned south on Graves, Larson said. The male victim was a passenger in the car. As it headed south through the intersection, a white pickup slammed into the sedan's passenger side. The elderly man and a woman were taken to a hospital for treatment, Larson said. The woman suffered minor injuries and the man suffered fatal injuries, and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the pickup was uninjured, Larson said. It does not appear drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash. — City News Service