San Carlos Teen Killed in Spring Valley Auto Accident
NOVEMBER 17, 2008 — The San Diego County Medical Examiner reported that Niamh Pownall, 19, of San Carlos, died early Sunday morning in a speeding accident on west state Route 94. Niamh was one of four riding in the car at the time of the rollover crash. The accident happened at about 3 a.m., when the driver of the Honda Accord Niamh was riding in lost control of the vehicle and the car went off the freeway. The Honda rolled several times and landed upside down in the intersection of Barcelona Street and Buena Vista Drive in Spring Valley. A medical ambulance was called, but Pownall was pronounced dead before she could be transported to a hospital. The condition of the driver and other passengers is unknown. The SR-94 fatality accident is still being investigated.
