Crime & Safety
Medical Emergency Likely Triggered Fatal Anza Crash: CHP
The grim discovery was made Sunday in a stormwater channel off Anza Road, approximately 288 feet south of state Route 371.
ANZA, CA ? A 72-year-old man who was pronounced dead over the weekend in Anza after crashing his pickup truck likely suffered a medical emergency that triggered the wreck, according to a preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol.
Michael Davies of Anza was found by a CHP officer just before 4 p.m. Sunday in a stormwater channel off Anza Road, approximately 288 feet south of state Route 371, according to the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau.
The officer was responding to a call about a crash in the area.
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"Upon initial investigation, our officer determined this to be a single-vehicle traffic crash involving a 1995 Toyota T-100," according to CHP Officer Jonathan Torres.
The driver, Davies, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to information from the coroner and Torres.
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"The preliminary investigation indicates that this crash happened as a result of an unknown medical emergency, however, it is pending further investigation at this time," Torres reported. "Currently alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in the crash."
No other injuries were reported.
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