NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Lakeport man who died in a Sunday wreck near Ukiah.
Reynaldo Castillo Esquivel, 52, was the victim of the crash, according to Capt. Greg Van Patten.
The California Highway Patrol’s Ukiah Area office said Esquivel was driving a 2002 BMW sedan northbound on Eastside Calpella Road south of Highway 20 East shortly before 6 p.m. when the crash occurred.
The CHP said Esquivel’s car went off the road and onto the east shoulder before overturning and coming to rest on its roof.
Esquivel died at the scene. The CHP said he was not using his seat belt.
A 52-year-old Lakeport woman who was riding as his passenger, and who the CHP has not identified, suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Ukiah Valley Medical Center.
The crash is under investigation, the CHP said.
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Authorities identify Lakeport man killed in Mendocino County crash
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