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Man, 78, dies after dump truck crashes near Pahrump

Pahrump Dump Truck Crash

Nevada Highway Patrol

Donovan Bockstadter, 78, died after a dump truck he was driving crashed in the desert outside of Pahrump on Wednesday, July, 19, 2017, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

A 78-year-old man died Wednesday after the dump truck he was driving crashed and overturned in the desert outside of Pahrump, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol

The driver was identified as Donovan Bockstadter of Pahrump. He was driving west on Bell Vista Road, east of Spring Meadows Road, about 6:30 a.m. when the truck ran into the desert, spun around and overturned, according to the patrol.

Bockstadter, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.