Two marines hurt in a rollover crash near the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station have died of their injuries, the San Diego Medical Examiner's reported this weekend. The men, who have not been identified, were travelling west on Carroll Canyon Road near Camino Ruiz in a yellow Mazda, when they came to the end of the roadway. The car continued through the guardrail and rolled over. The accident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Both the driver and his passenger were wearing their seat belts and had to be extricated from the vehicle. The passenger, a 21-year-old Active Duty Marine, assigned to MWCS-38, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, died at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla about an hour after the accident. The driver, a 19-year-old active duty Marine Lance Corporal also assigned to MWCS-38, died Friday evening at Scripps Memorial Hospital.
Cause of the Crash
The San Diego Police Department is still investigating this fatal Mira Mesa crash. It is unknown if alcohol or speeding was a factor in the accident, or if a defect in the roadway caused the incident. Police will try to determine what occurred in the seconds leading up to the accident before the vehicle went off the road. Was there proper signage to alert the driver of the dead-end, and was the guardrail properly illuminated? The city maintaining a roadway has a responsibility to keep a roadway in safe condition. If this roadway departure accident was not the fault of the driver but due to a defect in the roadway, the family has legal rights.
Wrongful Death & Liability Issues
The families of both men killed in this accident would be advised to speak with a San Diego wrongful death lawyer as soon as possible. If a broken or defective guardrail or inadequate road reflectors caused this crash, the families of both victims may consider filing a wrongful death claim against the agency responsible for maintaining the roadway. An attorney can review the police report, have the vehicle inspected, and hire an independent investigator to determine the cause of the crash.
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