Authorities Release Name of Aptos Man Killed in Crash

A man who died in San Jose after being injured in a solo car crash Sunday night in Santa Cruz County has been identified today as 36-year-old Aptos resident Aaron Loveless, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.

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Loveless was behind the wheel of a red 1990 Mazda coupe on Freedom Boulevard, east of Pleasant Valley Road, near the unincorporated community of Corralitos, around 9:40 p.m. Sunday, California Highway Patrol officials said. His vehicle left the road, crashed into mailboxes, hit a metal gate, went up a dirt hill and overturned, landing on its roof, according to the CHP.

Loveless did not have his seatbelt on and the impact of the crash ejected him from the vehicle, CHP officials said. No one else was inside the car, according to the CHP.

He suffered major injuries and was airlifted to a San Jose hospital, where he later died, CHP officials said. Investigators suspect drugs or alcohol were a factor in the incident, according to the CHP.

--Bay City News