Missing 95-year-old Santa Ana man died in a car accident in Irvine at 4 a.m.

Jack Edwin Winchester, a missing 95-year-old Santa Ana man died after driving off the 73 Toll Road and onto Bonita Canyon Drive in Irvine, according to the O.C. Register.

The crash happened just before 4 a.m., after the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta was reported traveling north in the southbound lanes of the 73, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver, who turned out to be Winchester, reportedly busted through a chain link fence in the center divider area, off the freeway and ended up on a dirt embankment on the side of Bonita Canyon. The CHP reported that the car went on for a short distance on eastbound Bonita before stopping in a lane.

Winchester’s death was confirmed by the Orange County Coroner’s Office on Saturday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a missing person’s bulletin about Winchester on Friday night.

Authorities at the time of Winchester’s disappearance believed that he intended to drive to Irvine to pay a toll road bill. He was reportedly in good health, but was forgetful. He was believed to be lost.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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