Updated story: Authorities released the names today of two 10-year- old San Diego boys who died over the weekend in a North County freeway crash. Latrelle Pearson and Xevier Ruffin were among seven passengers in a 2002 Dodge Caravan that collided with a 2008 Scion tC on southbound Interstate 15 near Escondido about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol and county Medical Examiner’s Office.
The driver of the Scion has been identified as 24-year-old Temecula resident, Lisa Wehus. She was uninjured in the accident.
Updated story: Two boys were killed and five people were injured in a crash today on Interstate 15 near San Marcos, according to the California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire.
A 52-year-old San Diego man was driving a 2002 Dodge Caravan with seven passengers south near Deer Springs Road about 2:30 p.m., according to CHP Officer Chris Parent.
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The minivan was traveling about 70-75 miles per hour directly to the right of a 2008 Scion TC driven at the same speed by a 24-year-old Temecula woman, Parent said.
The two vehicles collided for an unknown reason and both drivers lost control. The Scion spun within the southbound lanes and came to rest facing south. The driver then moved the wrecked car to the center median, Parent said.
The minivan spun toward the median and overturned. One juvenile male passenger was ejected from the vehicle and another was partially ejected, Parent said.
Both sustained fatal injuries.
The minivan continued to overturn across the median and into the two left northbound lanes where it came to rest on its wheels, Parent said.
The Scion’s driver was not injured. The minivan’s driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, Parent said. Four of the minivan’s passengers sustained various injuries and were also hospitalized, Parent said.
Two left lanes on the northbound 15 were closed as California Highway Patrol officers investigated the crash.
What caused the crash remained under investigation. The CHP asked anyone who witnessed the collision to contact them with information.
Original story: Two people were killed and six were injured in a three-vehicle crash today on Interstate 15 near San Marcos, according to the California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire.
The crash near Deer Springs Road was reported about 2:30 p.m., according to Capt. Mike Mohler of Cal Fire.
It was unclear on what side of the 15 the crash happened because vehicles came to rest in both northbound and southbound lanes, Mohler said
Two occupants died at the scene and six others were taken to hospitals, Mohler said.
Two left lanes on the northbound 15 were closed as California Highway Patrol officers investigated the crash.
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