Man dies while clearing snow in Truckee

A 62-year-old Truckee man died Sunday when the vehicle he was using for snow removal slammed into a garage.

Truckee police said it appears there was a medical event while the man was driving. The self-employed contractor was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident occurred in the early afternoon of March 13 on Palisade Street in the Armstrong subdivision of Truckee.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report