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The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Division on Monday confirmed the identity of the driver who died after crashing into a tree along Camino Tassajara earlier this month.

The decedent was 92-year-old Danville resident Jahangir Bozorgmanesh, authorities said.

Danville Police Department logo.
Danville Police Department logo.

The Danville Police Department reported the crash occurred just before 9 p.m. July 21 on eastbound Camino Tassajara east of Messian Place when a Toyota 4Runner went off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree.

The driver and lone occupant of the SUV — later identified as Bozorgmanesh — was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.

The circumstances of the fatal crash remain under investigation, with no further updates on the case available, Police Chief Allan Shields said on Monday morning.

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