Procoro Hernandez, 39, is dead in a car accident after the vehicle he was driving ran off the road and into a 100-foot embankment on San Francisquito Road near Castaic, California
Modified Date:
Sat, 04/04/2015 - 12:57pmAccident Date:
Friday, February 20, 2015
Crash Over Side of San Francisquito Leaves Driver Dead
The victim, who was the lone occupant, was declared dead at 7:19 p.m., Pittman said. San Francisquito Canyon Road is closed during the recovery operation.
Man dies when truck plunges off Angeles National Forest road near Castaic
For an unknown reason, the driver allowed the Ford F-250 pickup truck with a trailer to drift right onto the dirt shoulder and lose control, Garrett said.
1 Dead In Single-Car Crash Off San Francisquito Canyon Road
The identity of the driver was not immediately available. A coroner’s officials said Saturday the victim was a 39-year-old Hispanic man whose name was not being released pending next-of-kin notification.
UPDATE: Man killed in San Francisquito crash ID’d
The driver was identified as 39-year-old Procoro Hernandez of Los Angeles, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Department said this week.
A man was killed Friday night after the pickup he was driving left the road and dropped down a 100 foot embankment in the San Francisquito Canyon. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a report of a car that ran over the side of the road on San Francisquito Canyon Road at approximately 6:30 PM. California Highway Patrol and witnesses identified the site of the accident as being past the intersection of San Francisquito and Stator Lane. Emergency responders included member of the Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team. They worked for over an hour trying to rescue the man trapped inside of the vehicle. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was declared deceased at 7:19 PM. We will have more information on this story as new details become available.
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Road DeparturePeople Involved:
Procoro Hernandez
Roadway:
San Francisquito Canyon RoadCity:
Castaic, CACounty:
Los Angeles County, CAArea:
Los Angeles, CA
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