55-year-old man killed in head-on crash in Fallbrook

Publish Date: 2020/08/25

SAN DIEGO, CA – A 55-year-old man was killed yesterday afternoon in a violent head-on crash in Fallbrook. The man was traveling eastbound on East Mission Road in his Toyota truck at around 1:20 p.m. A 47-year-old woman was traveling westbound in a Ford Mustang. According to FOX 5 San Diego, the woman veered into the oncoming lane and crashed head-on into the Toyota.

Emergency responders had to use the jaws of life on both vehicles to rescue the drivers. The 55-year-old man was helicoptered to Palomar Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.

The woman was determined to have been under the influence of an unnamed drug. She was also taken to Palomar Medical Center for treatment.

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Ross Jurewitz

Ross Jurewitz is the founder and managing lawyer of the Jurewitz Law Group, a San Diego personal injury attorney law firm. These San Diego injury accident lawyers specialize in helping people seriously injured in a variety of accidents throughout San Diego County and California.

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