70 years ago today, a Tulare man was involved in James Dean's death

CHOLAME, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – 70 years agone today, connected Sept. 30, 1955, 24-year-old histrion James Dean was killed astatine the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 46 successful San Luis Obispo County.

Dean, who starred successful “Rebel Without a Cause,” crashed astatine 5:45 p.m.

The California Highway Patrol said a 1950 Ford Tudor, heading east, was driven by 23-year-old Donald Turnupseed from Tulare. Turnupseed’s Ford made a near crook onto Highway 41, close into the way of Dean’s Porsche.

Dean was driving his 550 Porsche Spyder convertible with his German Porsche mechanic, Rolf Wütherich. They were connected their mode to a contention successful Salinas.

Dean tried to debar the crash, but the 2 cars collided astir head-on. Dean was taken to a section hospital, wherever helium died.

In the precocious 1970s, a memorial to Dean was erected adjacent the clang tract successful Cholame. Every year, fans from astir the satellite travel to the clang tract to wage their respect to the movie legend.

The country wherever the clang took spot has since undergone important changes, with a caller interchange astatine Highway 41 and Highway 46 changing the layout of the roadworthy since the deadly crash.