CA Man Eric Polmanteer ID’d As Victim In Sunday Morning Fatal Single-Vehicle Atascadero Crash

ATASCADERO, CA. (THECOUNT) — Eric J. Polmanteer, of Atascadero, CA, has been identified as the victim in a single-vehicle crash Sunday in Atascadero.

Polmanteer, 50, was killed in a crash in Atascadero near the Rocky Canyon Kennels early Sunday morning, according to a CHP spokesman.

At about 12:15 a.m., Polmanteer was driving north on El Camino Real south of Asuncion Road when he lost control of his vehicle, the CHP said. The car then drove onto a dirt shoulder that descended downward on the right side of the road, according to the CHP. source

The car rolled and collided with a fence, and Polmanteer was partially ejected from the car, the CHP said. The car, identified only as a 2005 Toyota, came to rest on its wheels facing south, the CHP said.

Polmanteer was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the violent wreck.

Authorities do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, according to the CHP.

The collision remains under investigation.

Anyone with possible information on the crash may call police at 911.

Atascadero is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, about equidistant from Los Angeles and San Francisco on U.S. Route 101. Atascadero is part of the San Luis Obispo – Atascadero – Paso Robles metropolitan area, according to Wikipedia.