Man Severely Struck And Killed by Car in Oceanside on Interstate 5
SAN DIEGO COUNTY - A 25-year-old man was tragically killed as he was trying to cross the freeway in Oceanside at about 9:25 p.m. Saturday, 10 News reports. The man, who police are still trying to identify, was struck by a Toyota Corolla while he was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, south of Harbor Drive. Following the collision, the unidentified male pedestrian was reported to have died at the scene due to his traumatic injuries.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY -- A horrific fiery head-on car collision in Lakeside left a three people injured, 10 News reports. The car crash occurred on the 11900 block of Highway 67 just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The extent of how this car accident occurred along with the individuals involved were not immediately available. However, following the crash it was reported by that one person was critically injured and was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital for further treatment. The two other individuals hurt in the collision were not immediately detailed.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY -- A pedestrian was fatally struck and killed on State Route 125 in La Mesa at about 10:30 p.m. Monday, 10 News reports. The man, whose name was not released pending family notification, was running across the southbound freeway when he was severely struck by a gray Honda Accord. The driver of the Accord called 911 to report the incident and mentioned that other vehicles hit the man as well. A total eight vehicles stopped following the accident, but it is not exactly known how many of them struck the pedestrian. According to Sgt. Damian Budwine of the CHP, the pedestrian is believed to be 25 to 35 years old.
SAN DIEGO -- A car collision involving several vehicles killed two people Saturday at about 3:15 a.m. on Interstate 15 near Mira Mesa, 10 News reports. According to multiple news reports, the big collision consisted of four separate collisions. The first happened when a stalled vehicle on the freeway was rear-ended by another vehicle. The second occurred when a car driven by 34-year-old off-duty San Diego police officer Jason Prokop sideswiped the stalled vehicle. The third collision happened when two other vehicles swerved and crashed as they tried to avoid the accidents. And the fourth happened when Prokop got out of his vehicle to attend the occupant in the stalled car and then was struck by an oncoming vehicle. 
LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION - An unidentified woman tragically died early Monday morning after she was struck by a Ford Taurus on Highway 76, San Diego 6 News reported. The accident was reported around 3:30 a.m. just east of Harolds Road. The woman was reportedly walking in the roadway when she was struck. The driver allegedly fled the scene and parked at SR-76 and Valley Center Road before fleeing the area on foot. After an extensive search, the suspect, believed to be a a 69-year-old Escondido man, was located near Valley Center and Golsh Road. No further details were immediately released. 
RAMONA - An 11-year-old boy suffered a broken arm and leg Tuesday when he was hit by a pickup truck on Main Street, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. According to CHP reports, the boy was not wearing a helmet and was riding against traffic when he was struck at 1:41 p.m., near the corner of 10th and Main Street. He was airlifted to Rady Children's Hospital following the accident. The cause of the August 9th Ramona bicycle accident remains under investigation. According to the North County Times, officers found no evidence that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision. 
SAN DIEGO COUNTY - A 48-year-old Encinitas woman was tragically killed Sunday morning when the car she was riding in collided with a truck on State Route 76, reports 10 News. The woman and her husband, who's names have not been released, were traveling westbound on SR-76 east of Lilac Road when they collided with a truck turning left from SR-76 into Pala Raceway. Although the woman was "partially belted", the woman suffered catastrophic injuries and emergency crews pronounced her dead at the scene of the accident. The woman's husband was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries and the condition of the truck driver is unknown. 
SAN DIEGO - A Caltrans employee was fatally struck by a white 1990 Cadillac de Ville shortly before 9 a.m. Monday morning on Interstate 15, 10 News reported. The accident was reported near the ramp to eastbound 94. According to news accounts, the driver of the Cadillac, a 27-year-old San Diego man, saw the worker, Richard Gonzalez, 52, of San Ysidro, crossing his path and tried to avoid striking him. The front passenger side of the Cadillac struck Gonzalez, killing him at the scene of the crash. 
RANCHO PEÑASQUITOS - A cyclist was killed and another critically injured Tuesday night when an out-of-control sport utility vehicle went up an ice plant embankment, through a chain link fence and onto the bike path that runs along Highway 56, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. The accident occurred at about 6:20 p.m., along eastbound Hwy 56, between Camino Del Sur and Black Mountain Road. According to news accounts, the female driver of the SUV was trying to transition from the Number 2 lane into the Number 1 lane, when for unknown reasons, she lost control of her SUV, and went off the highway and onto the bicycle path, killing one cyclist and critically injuring another. According to the CHP, both cyclists were wearing helmets. 
VISTA - A 26-year-old Los Angeles man who survived a rollover accident early Friday morning was tragically struck and killed moments later by a passing vehicle, 10 News reported. The man, who was not identified, was the driver and one of three occupants of a Toyota Scion travelling eastbound on SR-78, just east of Civic Center drive, at about 12:37 a.m. on Friday April 22, 2011. The Scion was reportedly clipped by a pickup truck and flipped over. For unknown reasons, the driver got out of his heavily damaged vehicle, climbed over the center divider and attempted to sprint across westbound traffic. He was struck by a Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck and died at the scene. 
FALLBROOK - A 19-year-old star baseball player suffered potentially life-threatening injuries Saturday morning on Highway 76 in Fallbrook. According to multiple news outlets, Conrad Murphy was driving a Dodge Ram truck to baseball practice when the driver of a Corky's Pest Control Ford Ranger truck carrying pest control chemicals lost control and struck his vehicle head-on. The accident was reported at about 7 a.m. near Gird Road in the San Luis Rey Heights area. Murphy was driving eastbound on Highway 76, and the pickup truck, driven by a 35-year-old Oceanside resident, struck his vehicle. Murphy was flown to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with critical injuries. The driver of the pest control truck suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital. 
BALBOA PARK - Two people were tragically killed in a head-on collision early Saturday morning in San Diego, the California Highway Patrol reported. The accident was reported at 1:25 a.m. on April 16, 2011 on southbound Interstate 5, just south of Highway 163, and involved a silver Honda Civic sedan and a red Nissan Altima sedan. The driver of the Honda Civic, a 29-year-old man who was an Active Duty Petty Officer stationed aboard 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego, was reportedly travelling the wrong way on Interstate 5. His vehicle crashed head-on with the Nissan driven by Cassaundra Renee Olivarria, 23, of Chula Vista. The driver of the Honda died at the scene of the crash. Olivarria was taken to UCSD Medical Center where she died a short time after arrival. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. 
