[03-23-2023] San Diego County, CA – One Person Killed, Another Injured After Two-Vehicle Crash in Serra Messa

One man was killed and another was injured after a two-vehicle collision in Serra Messa, San Diego, on Thursday afternoon, March 23, 2023.

The California Highway Patrol reported that the fatal crash occurred at about 12:30 p.m. near the Murray Ridge and Mission Center intersection.

According to the report, two unidentified vehicles collided for reasons still being investigated. It remains unknown whether speeding or intoxication played a role.

A 52-year-old man was declared dead at the scene by the responding fire officials and medical personnel. A second person was rushed to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries.

Further information about this collision was not immediately available as the investigation is still being conducted. The victims’ identities were not yet released.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

In the United States, deaths and injuries from automobile accidents are the most common that could have been avoided. Every year, automobile accidents cause around ten million injuries and two million deaths worldwide.

The National Safety Council reported that vehicle-related fatalities in the United States increased by 8.3 percent in 2020. This number has been steadily decreasing in the three years prior to the year 2020.

In 2019, 39,107 individuals were killed in motor vehicle accidents in the United States. There were 42,338 of them by 2020.

There were 3,847 fatalities in California car accidents in 2020. 1,587 people were killed in accidents involving two or more cars (41%). One-vehicle accidents accounted for the deaths of 2,260 persons (59% of the total).

In 77% of injury cases, 71% of accident cases, and 72% of accident cases, two or more cars were involved. In 2020, there were over 8,000 fatalities and injuries caused by angle collisions.

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