Chula Vista Man Killed in Third Avenue Intersection Accident
Just before 3 a.m. on Friday, August 29, 2008, a fatal car crash occurred in Chula Vista at the intersection of Third Avenue and L Street. Police reported that the driver who crashed a 2006 Mercedes was drunk. Chula Vista resident Adrian Sanchez, 22, a back seat passenger, died at the scene. Witnesses reported the car rolled several times before hitting a power pole. Another passenger was permanently paralyzed and flown to the hospital in a helicopter, according to authorities. The driver was taken to the hospital in an ambulance and has been arrested.
