Chula Vista Teen Killed in San Diego Car Crash on I-5
Valeria Atondo, a Chula Vista resident just 17 years old, died Thursday afternoon as a result of a three-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 5 just south of Washington Street in the San Diego car wreck. According to authorities, Atondo was ejected from a pickup and was identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Officer.
The three-car pile up reportedly happened around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday when the driver of a Toyota Corolla lost control and hit the median wall, according in California Highway Patrol Officer Brad Beahr. It is unknown why the driver lost control. The Toyota bounced off the wall and struck a Ford Mustang, which made the Toyota spin, and was then hit by a Ford Ranger. The Ranger's passenger door opened and Atono was ejected from the right-front passenger seat, creating a fatal San Diego car accident. The other passenger in the Ranger left with an injured wrist from the San Diego car crash, but no one in the other vehicles was hurt. You can read more about this San Diego auto accident in this SignOnSanDiego.com story.
The loss of a life at the hands of another uncontrolled vehicle is a devastating occurence that happens all too often, especially along high profile San Diego area's Interstate 5, and this Washington exit can be particularly tricky as it intertwines near Sassafras and the Pacific Coast Highway.
If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a San Diego car accident, please contact San Diego car accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego car accident lawyers online here.
