San Luis Obispo County, CA – On the afternoon of Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, 31-year-old Taylor Brard of Atascadero died in an off-highway vehicle (OHV) crash, The Tribune reports.
Around 2 PM, park ranger staff received notice of an OHV crash and found the vehicle on its side at the bottom of a large bowl near post 22 on the park’s Sand Highway. There was damage visible on the vehicle’s roll cage, with no other vehicles involved.
Although bystanders, park rangers, and Cal Fire attempted life-saving procedures on Brard, he succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger received airlift via helicopter to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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