[10-29-2022] San Diego County, CA – Two People Dead, Five Taken to Hospital in Two-Vehicle Collision on Mission Beach

According to the San Diego Police Department, two people died, and five more were injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision in Mission Beach on Saturday, October 29, 2022.

According to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, the two-vehicle collision transpired at 3:09 p.m. at 2990 Mission Boulevard near San Fernando Place.

According to a San Diego Police Department report, a Ford EcoSport collided with a northbound Kia Sportage because the Ford was traveling in the wrong direction on the boulevard.

According to the police, both men driving the cars involved in the accident—a 62-year-old in the Ford and a 41-year-old in the Kia—died instantly.

Two Ford passengers and three Kia passengers had suffered various injuries and were taken to local hospitals.

A passenger in the Ford suffered internal chest bleeding, and an individual in the Kia was left with multiple injuries and is currently in critical condition.

The authorities report that the other three passengers suffered only minor injuries.

An investigation into the crash’s cause is ongoing. The police concluded alcohol played no role.

Two-Vehicle Crash Statistics

The United States has experienced a dramatic increase in traffic accidents over the past few decades. More than a million people lose their lives in traffic accidents annually.

There are an average of 3,287 people killed in automobile-related incidents daily. Between 20 and 50 million people sustain injuries yearly, many of which are sustained on the job or daily. As a result, they are unable to return to their previous positions.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of people traverse the city on foot or by bicycle. Intentional or unintentional, the results of a car crash can be devastating. Compared to the rest of the United States, California has exceptionally high traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries.

Close to 10% of all U.S. traffic fatalities occur in California. There were 3,898 fatalities and 276,823 injuries due to auto accidents in the United States in 2016. There has been a 23.5% increase in fatal car accidents in the United States in the five years since 2013.

In California, nine people per one hundred thousand died in automobile accidents that year. Poorly maintained vehicles account for the vast majority of collision-related fatalities and injuries.

Keep your car in good working order and drive cautiously to keep your driving record clean.

Mission Beach Car Accident Lawyers in San Diego County

Confusion and disorientation are common reactions following a car accident. After submitting an insurance claim, it can be challenging to know what to do next or who to ask for help. When people are injured in car accidents and need legal representation, they can count on us.

The number of fatalities could be reduced if careless motorists were held accountable. Among the many cases we take on for our clients are premises liability and vehicle accidents.
Those hurt through no fault of their own are our top priority. Your recovery remains our top priority.

Lawyers from our firm in San Diego who specialize in representing clients in court following car accidents have extensive experience doing so.

If you’ve been hurt in a car crash, you don’t have to take care of everything alone.

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