BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who died in a rollover crash in Taft in mid-March.

Coroner’s officials said Benocio Callejas Marcos, 30, of Lamont, was the driver of a vehicle that veered off the roadway and overturned on Elk Hills Road near Valley West Road.

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The crash was reported just before 2 a.m. on March 19.

Officials said Marcos was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating this incident.

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