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Coroner releases identity of crash victim

Erik Allen Ryall, 24, of Vernon died after a motor vehicle incident in Vernon on Jan. 20

A Vernon man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in Vernon recently.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that Erik Allen Ryall, 24, of Vernon died after a motor vehicle incident in Vernon on Jan. 20.

“Ryall was the driver and sole occupant of a half-ton truck that left the roadway and hit a light standard near the intersection of 32nd St. (Highway 97) and 48th Ave. in Vernon at about 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2016,” reads the coroner’s release. “Mr. Ryall was deceased at the scene.”

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate this death.