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Local man survives harrowing accident

At 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, Raul Ramirez, 63, who has been a Fallbrook resident for over 20 years, was traveling home northbound on the 15 freeway and suddenly heard a loud, "POP!"

Upon realizing his tire blew out, he lost control of his GMC Sierra, scraped across the guard rail south of the SR 76 offramp and just north of the Lilac Bridge for several moments, then plummeted 300 feet down the steep embankment. His truck, completely loaded down with all his tools and equipment, continually rolled until coming to a complete stop.

"My two windows were up when I was driving, and when I finally s...

 

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