A Rancho Mirage man was killed in an early morning crash yesterday on a rural highway east of Twentynine Palms known as a shortcut to Las Vegas. At 3:37 a.m. Wednesday, a 911 call reported an accident on Kelbaker Road, just north of Interstate 40 in rural Kelso. The California Highway Patrol and Baker Ambulance responded to find Ignacio Campa Jr., 32, a resident of Rancho Mirage, dead at the scene. Campa was driving a 2011 Jaguar XJL northbound on Kelbaker Rd when it struck a semi tractor/trailer. The California Highway Patrol Barstow office is investigating.
