Man found dead in pickup truck parked off Interstate 5 in Encinitas
A man was found dead in a pickup truck parked near Interstate 5 in Encinitas on Tuesday evening.
Authorities responded shortly before 9:05 p.m. to the area of Villa Cardiff Drive and Birmingham Drive after receiving a phone call from a person who said they found their uncle “possibly asleep” inside a locked Ford Ranger pickup truck, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers arrived at the scene and found the man unanswered in the truck. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene.
The man’s name was not released immediately, and investigators did not determine the manner of his death.
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