25 January 2007
Michel Barelli
Road accident
A French journalist was killed near San Diego when he lost control of his convertible sports car and landed 100 feet below the winding mountain road he was driving on.
Michel Barelli, 54, wrote about cars for a French newspaper according to media reports from France. He died on impact near the community of Wynola Springs. His passenger Patrick Louis was taken to the hospital with facial lacerations and is expected to make a full recovery. Barelli and Louis were on a promotional tour with the 2007 Opel GT convertible, a two-seat car made by General Motors sold across Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. They were on their way to lunch in Julian 60 miles from San Diego when they crashed.
