Via News Release - A 52-year-old Avery man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Alpine County Sunday, with alcohol use suspected. William Wells was killed at approximately 8:30 p.m., while driving a 1981 Pontiac Firebird, heading home from Alpine Lake Resort, on Highway 4, west of Highway 207. The San Andreas CHP office said Wells failed to maintain the Firebird on the road, drifting to the right. The Firebird completely left the road, striking trees and overturning down an embankment. Wells was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and came to rest under the Firebird, where he succumbed to his injuries. The road level was 10 to 12 feet above the location of the vehicle. A bicyclist discovered the overturned vehicle at about 8 a.m. Monday and called for help.
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