Victim in fatal Kingsbury Grade accident identified

Updated: May 4, 2011, 6:40am

The driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe was identified as Dan Steven Navone, a 56‐year‐old Gardnerville resident.

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A 56-year-old Gardnerville man died Tuesday night when his vehicle went over an embankment at the bottom of Kingsbury Grade in the Carson Valley.

The name of the victim is not being released pending notification of his family.

Nevada Highway Patrol officers said a Chevrolet Blazer pulling a small trailer went over the side of the road near Foothill Road about 8:30pm April 26.

The lone driver was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle and trailer traveled into a barn adjacent to the roadway and caught fire.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report