Orange County Parks Worker, 25, Killed in Trabuco Canyon Rollover Crash

A 25-year-old Orange County Parks employee died Saturday after the vehicle he was driving rolled 200 to 300 feet down an embankment along Trabuco Canyon Road near O’Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon. The crash was reported just before 1:20 p.m., prompting an air rescue response to the remote canyon roadway. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the single-vehicle crash, and it remains unclear whether the victim was on duty or driving an Orange County Parks vehicle at the time. The victim was identified as Luis Alberto Casas, a Garden Grove resident who worked as an extra-help park maintenance worker for OC Parks. Rollover crashes on canyon roads like this one often raise questions about vehicle speed, roadway design and embankment conditions.

According to KTLA, Casas was pronounced dead after crews responded to the crash scene on Trabuco Canyon Road, and an air rescue team was called in given the severity of the rollover. KTLA reported that authorities have not yet said whether Casas was working at the time of the crash or whose vehicle he was driving. The outlet noted that Casas is survived by his mother, father and three younger siblings. The California Highway Patrol’s investigation into the cause of the rollover remains active, and no further details about contributing factors have been released.