UPDATE (May 27): The California Highway Patrol said a passenger was killed in the May 25 head-on collision in Julian that also left four others injured.
According to CHP officials, it remains unknown what caused a 2024 Toyota GR-86 that was heading south on Pine Hills Road to veer into the northbound lanes before crashing into a northbound 2020 Hyundai Elantra.
CHP officials confirmed the Toyota’s 24-year-old male driver, from Hemet, was hospitalized with major injuries.
The Hyundai’s 33-year-old male driver was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, while two passengers in the Hyundai suffered major injuries and were transported to Palomar Hospital.
Another Hyundai passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP officials said. The deceased passenger was identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office as 35-year-old Rafael Garcia Rojas Mira, a Julian resident.
Drugs and/or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – One person was killed and four others were hospitalized following a head-on collision in Julian Monday morning.
The California Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at around 6:56 a.m. at 3415 Pine Hills Road, several miles south of state Route 79.
According to Cal Fire San Diego, emergency personnel responding to the wreck arrived to find one of the two vehicles involved partially engulfed in flames.
Authorities have not determined the circumstances that led to the crash, but they confirmed one person died in the incident.
Cal Fire said one victim was in critical condition, while another was considered in moderate condition. Two other victims were transported to the hospital with injuries of unknown severity.
