King City man killed in crash along Highway 198 identified

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE 4:36 PM 10/23/23: The Monterey County Coroner's office has identified the King City man killed in a crash along Highway 198 on Saturday.

The CHP said 26-year-old Nestor Edgardo Ramirez Perez was killed in a solo-vehicle crash along near Pine Valley Road.

The CHP previously told KION the car rolled over multiple times and the victim was ejected from the vehicle.

Additional details about the crash are still being investigated.

King City man dead in solo vehicle rollover on Highway 198

CHP King City said that a King City man in his mid 20's has died after the pickup truck he was driving rolled over on Highway 198 and Pine Valley Road on Saturday night.

Officers say that they got reports of a vehicle rollover around 10:35 p.m

According to the California Highway Patrol, the man was driving his truck westbound on Highway 198 near Pine Valley Road when he lost control of his truck and rolled over multiple times. The man was ejected from the truck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

CHP says it is not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in this crash. Officers did confirm he was the only occupant inside the vehicle.