Traffic & Transit
Santee Man Killed In Crash Near El Cajon Identified
Raul Valderrama Jr., 46, of Santee, was killed when he lost control of a truck on a road in a hilly neighborhood just east of El Cajon.
EL CAJON, CA — Authorities Tuesday released the name of a 46-year-old Santee man killed Monday morning when he lost control of a pickup truck on a winding rural road in a hilly neighborhood just east of El Cajon.
Raul Valderrama Jr. was heading east at high speed on La Cresta Road in the Granite Hills area shortly before 9 a.m. when the 2016 Dodge Ram veered off the street east of Forester Creek Road and became airborne, then tumbled down an embankment and hit a large boulder, California Highway Patrol Officer Travis Garrow said.
Valderrama was pinned underneath the truck and died at the scene, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
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It was not immediately clear if intoxication played a role in the fatal crash, but he was believed to have been wearing a seatbelt at the time, Garrow said.
– City News Service