Jamestown, CA…On May 28, 2023, at approximately 5:06 PM, a 40-year-old resident was driving a 2009 GMC Yukon traveling southbound on State Route 49/108 approaching the roundabout at People of the Mountain Road, at a high rate of speed. At this time, 43-year-old resident, Timothy Perez was driving a 2019 Nissan Rogue, traveling northbound on State Route 49/108 approaching the roundabout at People of the Mountain Road, at 25 MPH. the driver of the GMC made an unsafe turning movement to the right, and collided with a metal light pole. The GMC continued in a southerly direction and overturned multiple times through the traffic circle at the roundabout. As the GMC was overturning, the driver was fully ejected. Components of the GMC came off as it was overturning and struck the left side of Nissan.

The driver of the GMC was transported to Memorial Medical Center Modesto, where he succumbed to his injuries. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Perez was transported to Adventist Health Sonora to be treated for minor injuries. The California Highway Patrol Sonora Area is investigating this crash. Alcohol and/or drugs appear to be a factor in this crash.

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