UPDATE: Authorities ID victim of fatal crash off SR-67 ramp in El Cajon

Publish Date: 2023/06/19

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — Officials have identified the 43-year-old man who died Friday, June 9, after a single-vehicle crash off State Route 67 in El Cajon, reports ABC10 News.

The fatal accident occurred on the ramp connecting SR-67 southbound to Interstate 8 westbound, near Parkway Plaza Mall. It was first reported at around 6:30 p.m.

According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, Christopher Dembowski, an El Cajon resident, was driving a Ford Econoline van when he lost control of the vehicle. Moments later, the van ran off the ramp and collided with a sign before veering onto an embankment and then into a tree.

The male driver and sole occupant was pronounced deceased at the scene, confirmed officials.

No other information has been made available at this time.

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