Stockton Man, 65, Dies After Crashing Off Highway 99 Near Galt
GALT (CBS13) – A 65-year-old Stockton man was killed after crashing off Highway 99 near Galt on Thursday morning.
The crash happened a little after 8:30 a.m. on the southbound side of freeway, just south of Twin Cities Road.
California Highway Patrol says the man, identified by the Sacramento County Coroner as Rafael Bautista, was driving a Honda Fit when, for an unknown reason, he swerved to the right and went off the road. Losing control of the car, it went onto a dirt shoulder and started rolling over.
The car eventually came to a stop just west of W. Stockton Boulevard – with Bautista ejected onto the road.
Officers say Bautista was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
The crash is still under investigation and it's unknown if drugs or alcohol were factors.
