A 68-year-old man died Tuesday after he lost control of his white SUV and struck a house before landing on the roof of another home in Bonita, California Highway Patrol said.
The homes in the 4200 block of Corral Canyon Road were on a hill with roofs nearly perpendicular to the road where the driver, identified by a family member as Howard Jones, lost control at about 9:30 a.m.
CHP said the driver was traveling northbound and for unknown reasons veered off the roadway and into "multiple residences on the southbound side of the roadway." The vehicle came to a rest on the roof of another home.
Firefighters found Jones dead at the scene upon arrival, according to the Chula Vista Fire Department (CVFD).
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It was unclear how the vehicle lost control, and how much damage was done to the property the vehicle crashed through. CHP said a toxicology report was being analyzed by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
CHP is investigating the crash with the assistance of CVFD and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
City News Service contributed to this report
