Authorities identified the teenager who died in a solo-vehicle crash off Highway 101 near Ventura on April 26.
Anoush Apfelthaler, 18, was from Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. He died of blunt force head, neck and thoracic injuries and his death was ruled an accident.
Apfelthaler was driving a Tesla on the 101 south of Seacliff around 9 a.m. when he apparently let the car drift, hitting a metal guardrail and going over the side of the highway, California Highway Patrol officials previously said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
It was not clear why his vehicle went across the lanes, but neither drugs nor alcohol were believed to be a factor in this crash, the CHP said.
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com, 805-437-0224 or @ecentenoaraujo on Instagram and X.
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