Information on auto accidents causing seat belt injuries.
AUGUST 17, 2009 – A woman and child were seriously injured when a tire apparently separated from its rim and their vehicle rolled over east of Imperial, authorities said. The solo-car accident happened about 7 a.m. on Highway 111 north of Harris Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Read more »
AUGUST 7, 2009 – A pair of auto burglary suspects led San Diego County sheriff’s deputies on a brief pursuit that ended with the fatal crash of the suspect’s vehicle, authorities said. The passenger, identified as 23-year-old Ceja Guillermo of Escondido, died of his injuries several hours later, according to Read more »
AUGUST 7, 2009 – A 24-year-old man died when his pickup truck struck several parked cars and then overturned in a San Diego County residential neighborhood, authorities said. John Kirk Colgan Jr. of Imperial Beach was driving on 11th Street at a high rate of speed when he struck the Read more »
JULY 13, 2009 – A woman was ejected from a sports utility vehicle and died on a rural stretch of Interstate 8, authorities said. The unidentified woman was an unrestrained rear passenger in a GMC Envoy that was traveling west on I-8 shortly before 3 p.m., according to the California Read more »
JUNE 28, 2009 – A 14-year-old girl was injured when the vehicle she was riding in was hit from behind and overturned, authorities said. The girl was a passenger in a Honda Passport that was rear-ended in heavy traffic by a Camaro, according to an Oceanside police officer. The driver Read more »
JUNE 26, 2009 – A 45-year-old woman from Westchase, Fla. suffered major injuries when the sports utility vehicle she was riding in crashed off Interstate 8, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10 p.m. east of Dunaway Road, when the 2009 Toyota Rav 4 veered off the eastbound lanes, became Read more »
JUNE 7, 2009 – A 22-year-old woman died from injuries in a solo-vehicle accident, authorities said. Shannon Maureen Mahoney of Vista was riding in a car driven by a 27-year-old man from Oceanside, who was later arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. The 2007 Ford Ranger pickup truck veered off Read more »
JUNE 7, 2009 – A 38-year-old San Pedro woman died and her 7-year-old passenger suffered major chest injuries when their vehicle left the roadway and overturned, authorities said. The accident occurred west of Calexico as the pair were traveling east on Highway 98 about 11:20 a.m., the California Highway Patrol Read more »