Darren Dahlman 38 was travelling with three other men identified as Kurt Naegele aged 40 of Newport Beach, Ryan Doheny aged 38 and Christopher Pennell aged 40 of Los Angeles at Hearst Corp’s ranch.

Darren Dahlman of Pasadena died at the spot. Police says that he was not wearing seatbelt at the time the vehicle rolled over from the road, however the vehicle was being driven by Kurt Naegele. The crash occurred while all the four men were returning from Hearst Corporation’s property. It was 11:50 in the night and they were at a mile’s distance from the Hearst Castle visitor center. Range Rover is thought to be skidded off the runway.

While Darren Dahlman died at the spot the other three passengers were seriously injured and were admitted Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Christopher Pannell was admitted to Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton. The cause of accident is not clear and the Police is looking into the matter.

Road accidents are one of the major causes of death in North America. Government has taken innovative steps to bring the number down, yet the technology is yet to be developed to improve the situation considerably. One of the systems being tested is Sonic Nap Alert Pattern (SNAP) which produces a sound and vibration when tires skid off the road. It is not clear whether a system like SNAP was installed on the road on which the accident occurred.