Editor’s note: This article was updated to correct the date of the accident and to remove incorrect information provided by the Sheriff’s office. The original article stated there was a third vehicle who made an unlawful pass and caused the accident, which is incorrect. Lea este artículo en español aquí.
A 28-year-old man died Feb. 12 following a head-on collision around 5:47 p.m. on Frazier Lake Road north of Shore Road. He was a Hollister resident.
According to a California Highway Patrol news release, the driver and passenger of the other vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital with suspected serious injuries.
CHP said it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were contributing factors in the cause of this crash.
He said law enforcement was in the process of identifying and notifying the next of kin.
The accident is the latest of a series of recent fatalities in San Benito County. In late January, a female CSU Monterey Bay student died following a single-vehicle rollover accident near San Juan Bautista. On Jan. 14, three Hollister teenagers died following a collision on Shore Road.
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