where did james dean die

James Dean died near Cholame, California, in a car crash at the junction of U.S. Route 466 (later State Route 46) and State Route 41. The accident occurred on September 30, 1955, when a car driven by another motorist turned left in front of Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder, resulting in a nearly head-on collision. Dean suffered a broken neck, multiple fractures, and massive internal injuries, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital shortly after the crash.