Los Angeles Child Dies in Oceanside Car Accident
A nine-year-old girl from Los Angeles, identified as Violet Rosenquist, was the sole victim of a multi-car pile-up on Interstate 5 in Oceanside early in the morning of August 3, 2009. The driver of the car she was riding in was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and drunken driving, according to California Highway Patrol authorities.
The deadly Oceanside car accident happened just after 1 a.m. when traffic on northbound I-5 was heavy and slowing to nearly 25 mph. It took place north of Cassidy. A Lexus sport utility vehicle was traveling at 50 mph in the fast llane and needed to swerve to avoid the slowing Dodge Caliber in the lane ahead. Unfortunately, the Lexus' left side hit the right rear of the Caliber, cause the Lexus to lose control completely/ The right side of the SUV struck a Honda CRV and a semi-truck before coming to a rest on the freeway.
The girl who died had been a back-seat passenger in the Lexus and was taken by helicopter to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The driver of the Lexus, 23-year-old Michael Wright of Commerce, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving. Authorities did not release information about his relationship to the girl.
A 38-year-old man in the Honda did suffer moderate injuries and was taken to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. A 50-year-old man in the Dodge suffered only minor injuries. The crash briefly closed all lanes of the freeway and affected traffic until after 3 a.m., according to the CHP Web site.
If you or anyone you know has ever been injured or killed in an Oceanside car accident, please contact Oceanside car accident attorney Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego County injury lawyers at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego personal injury lawyers online here.
