A 38-year-old Paicines man died in a solo car crash over the weekend, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The unidentified driver of a 2002 Toyota was eastbound on Panoche Road east of Cottonwood Road where the car drove off the road, traveled down a steep embankment and started on fire at the bottom of a ravine, according to the CHP.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause is under investigation.
Due to the fire, the county coroner’s office is working to identify the body through dental records, according to the sheriff’s office, which acts as coroner.
