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Arizona Man, 61, Was Driver Ejected in Fatal Rollover Crash on I-8 Near Pine Valley

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A 61-year-old Yuma, Arizona man died Wednesday in a vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 8 near the community of Pine Valley. california highway patrol official said.

The victim was driving an eastbound 2016 Chrysler 200 at high speed near Buckman Springs Road in the rain just after 7:30 am. Officer Jared Grieschaber said.

The driver was thrown out of the car. First responders applied life-saving measures, but the man died at the scene, Grieshaber said.

According to CHP, it’s unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.

Victim names will be released through the county coroner’s office.

City News Service contributed to this article.

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