UPDATE: A Cambria man was killed in a crash on Highway 1 in San Simeon Monday morning.
It happened at around 8 a.m. south of Hearst Castle.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Mark. R. Seidel, 71, was heading northbound on the Highway in a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe when, for unknown reasons, the Tahoe went off the right-hand side of the road.
After going across a wide dirt shoulder, officers say the vehicle crashed into a parked and unoccupied Caterpillar Asphalt drum roller before rebounding off the construction vehicle, turning and colliding with a barbed wire fence.
Officers say Seidel was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say distracted driving or impairment are not believed to be contributing factors in the collision and add that the section of the road the vehicle went off of was recently repaved with the surface being in “excellent condition.”
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ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency crews are on scene of a deadly crash in San Simeon Monday morning.
It was reported at around 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway 1 just north of Hearst Castle.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle went through a fence and had major front-end damage.
Crews were still on scene as of 10 a.m.
CHP reported only one vehicle was involved but additional information has not yet been released.
