Phelan man, 75, killed in collision on Highway 138 Sunday

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Phelan man, 75, killed in collision on Highway 138 Sunday

By Jose Quintero
Staff Writer

WEST CAJON VALLEY - A 75-year-old Phelan man was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on Highway 138, just west of Hess Road, on Sunday, authorities said.

San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department officials said Jung Jun was pronounced dead at the scene after authorities responded to the crash, which was reported at 5:30 p.m.

According to the coroner's report, Jun was sitting in the rear passenger's seat in a westbound Toyota, which collided with an eastbound Chevrolet vehicle.

"The driver of the Chevrolet lost control of his vehicle, rear-ended the vehicle in front of him, and continued out of control into the westbound lane where he struck the Toyota," the coroner's report state.

California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision and additional information was not immediately available Monday morning.

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Coroner case #701700436
On Sunday, 01/15/2017, at 5:30 pm, officers from the California Highway Patrol and paramedics from the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a head on traffic collision on State Route 138 west of Hess Rd., in Cajon. Jung Jun, a 75 year-old male resident of Phelan, was the right rear passenger in a Toyota vehicle that was traveling westbound. At the same time a Chevrolet vehicle was traveling eastbound. The driver of the Chevrolet lost control of his vehicle, rear-ended the vehicle in front of him, and continued out of control into the westbound lane where he struck the Toyota. Jun was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. The California Highway Patrol is investigation the collision. [01162017 0910 SC]