The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday revealed that the driver in the fatal accident on Duncan Road was a 21-year-old San Juan Bautista man, while investigators suspect involvement of “alcohol and/or drugs,” according to a statement from the CHP.
The male driver died Monday afternoon when he lost control of his car and crashed into a farm trailer on Duncan Road near San Juan Bautista.
The accident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. in a rural area between Bixby Road and Lucy Brown Lane.
The driver was the only person in the vehicle and was dead when authorities arrived to the scene. A coroner’s office representative could not be reached immediately to confirm his identity.
Skid marks starting about 200 feet from the trailer indicated that the westbound 1997 Acura Integra went off the right side of the road onto a dirt path, later colliding with the trailer, according to the CHP. The car’s windshield and top were peeled back as a result of the collision.
The CHP on Tuesday noted the following: “Preliminary investigation suggests that alcohol and/or drugs may be a factor in this collision.”
A CHP spokesman could not be reached immediately to expand on that statement.
The CHP is continuing its investigation, but the length of the skid marks pointed to possible speeding in the 55 mph zone.
