72-year-old man killed, 73-year-old woman seriously injured in South Mission crash

A 72-year-old man was killed and his 73-year-old female passenger seriously injured when the vehicle he was driving veered off South Mission Road south of Big Oak Ranch Ranch at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20.

Witnesses in the area said they saw the vehicle slow down and veer off the roadway prior to striking a tree. Eric Newbury, public information officer for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said it appears a medical condition may have caused the man to lose control of the vehicle.

“The male victim was driving a 2006 GMC Envoy southbound on South Mission when he drifted off the west sid...