Traffic Fatality

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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION

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DECEDENT'S NAME:  Dustin O'Neal Garcia       & nbsp;  CASE #: C-1630-08
CITY OF RESIDENCE: Shafter           AGE: 30 Years
TYPE OF CASE: Traffic Fatality
DATE OF INCIDENT: 07/22/2008      &nb sp;   TIME: 1531 Hours
LOCATION: State Route 58, 3/10 of a Mile East of Elk Grove Drive in Buttonwillow
DATE OF DEATH: 07/22/2008      &nb sp;  TIME: 1650
PLACE OF DEATH: Kern Medical Center Emergency Room
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: California Highway Patrol

Details: The decedent was the operator of an auto that collided head-on with a tractor trailer.  The decedent was air lifted to Kern Medical Center where he later died as a result of his injuries.