A rollover crash on northbound U.S. 395 at Gorge Road left one person dead Monday evening in the Bishop area.
California Highway Patrol dispatch logs reported the incident at 6:04 p.m., with callers describing a male lying in the roadway and a vehicle rollover. Authorities notified the coroner at 7:31 p.m., with an estimated arrival time of one hour.
CHP units arrived at the scene around 6:27 p.m. and blocked all northbound lanes initially.
Caltrans was notified and arrived to close the No. 1 lane, leaving the No. 2 lane open with traffic flowing.
A tow company inquired about the vehicle’s position, and officers confirmed it was not on its roof or in a ditch.
The vehicle was towed from the scene, and officers followed it to an office.
Logs show the vehicle was entered into a system at 9:46 p.m., with verification from the stolen vehicle system at 9:51 p.m.
One person was taken into custody at 9:40 p.m.
Units cleared the scene around 9:34 p.m., with additional activity noted until 12:30 a.m.
Identities of those involved and the cause of the crash were not immediately available.
The CHP recorded the crash at GPS coordinates: 37.445760 -118.572006
Sources:
– CHP CAD incident viewer: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
