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San Marcos, California – Authorities have identified 80-year-old Jean Stickel as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash discovered last week in San Marcos.
According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, a passerby called 911 around 3:15 a.m. last Monday after spotting an overturned vehicle in a vacant lot near West San Marcos Boulevard, close to State Route 78.
Emergency responders arrived to find Stickel inside the wrecked car with fatal injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials have not yet released details on what may have caused the crash. The case remains under investigation by local authorities.
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