Crime & Safety

Fatal Car Crash Reported Near Lake Skinner

The crash was reported at about 9 p.m. Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

UPDATE 12:15 p.m. March 17: Authorities have ID'd Veronica Boen, 36, of Bonsall as the victim of the fatal crash. Read more here.

 

 

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A traffic crash tonight near Lake Skinner resulted in a fatality, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at about 9 p.m. Friday on Borel Road just east of Buck Road, between the Skinner Water Treatment Plant and the entrance to Lake Skinner, according to the CHP website.

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No information was immediately available on the cause of the crash or whether there was more than one car or person involved.

A red sedan was described as the vehicle that crashed.

The car was found off the roadway on the right shoulder on the north side, CHP reported.

A witness described seeing smoke coming from the engine, CHP reported.

CHP was still on scene as of 11:24 p.m.


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