LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have identified the individuals killed in separate crashes last week.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the two crash victims were Roy Hunter, 47, of Cobb and Ivan Rodriguez Vega, 18, of Lawton, Michigan.
Hunter died on the afternoon of July 10 when his 2006 Toyota Scion went off Bottle Rock Road, north of Spring Hill Road.
The California Highway Patrol’s initial report found that Hunter was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control of the Toyota, which went off the road, traveled down an embankment and overturned before hitting a tree.
Hunter, who was not wearing his seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle and declared dead at the scene, the CHP said.
The following night, July 11, Rodriguez Vega was driving a 2015 Polaris RZR off-road vehicle on private property in the Lower Lake area when the vehicle overturned.
Rodriguez Vega died at the scene and four juveniles riding with him were injured, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said Rodriguez Vega was not wearing a seat belt or a helmet.
Neither crash is believed to have had alcohol or drugs as factors, the CHP said.
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Victims of fatal crashes identified
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