Ranchita News

The identity of a Julian man who died in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks on a mountain road in eastern San Diego County was released by the Medical Examiner's Office.

A head-on collision between two pickup trucks on a mountain road in eastern San Diego County killed one of the drivers Friday and sent the other, who was unlicensed, to a hospital, authorities said.

Pamela McKeirnan testified Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, about the March 29 auto accident that took the life of her daughter, Alexandria McKeirnan Drake.

" In tears, a grandmother described in court Wednesday how a speeding car hit her vehicle on state Route 67 and then spun into the Volvo behind her carrying her daughter and infant grandson.

Fire Chief Gil Turrentine considers it his department and his equipment. At 73-years-old, this fire chief is still passionate about his job with the San Pasqual Volunteer Fire department.

A memorial along state Route 67 marks where Alexandria Drake, 25, of Chula Vista died in a collision.

While most of the Anza-Borrego Desert swelters, the temperature hovers as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler at the "high desert" locale of Culp Valley, 3400 feet above sea level.