SAN MARCOS, CA – Officials say a driver was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on State Route 78 in San Marcos on Sunday night.
FOX 5 reports that the incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the freeway, east of the Twin Oaks Valley Road overpass.
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According to California Highway Patrol Officer Juan Escobar, a man driving a 2017 Dodge Challenger veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a metal signpost. The vehicle then careened left and rolled over before catching fire.
The driver was pinned inside the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene.
Two westbound lanes were temporarily shut down while authorities investigated the accident.
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