Man, 78, killed last weekend in single-vehicle Ramona crash

A 78-year-old man was killed last weekend in a single-vehicle collision in Ramona, authorities reported Thursday.

The crash occurred at 1:30 p.m. Saturday when the driver behind the wheel of a northbound 2018 Toyota Camry attempted to turn right, veered off the roadway on State Route 67 and collided with a tree, according to the

California Highway Patrol

.

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The man was taken to

Palomar Medical Center

, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. His name was not released, but he was said to have been a resident of Santa Ysabel in eastern San Diego County.

Neither drugs nor alcohol were a suspected factor in the crash, police said.

The cause of the collision remained under investigation.



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