[06-17-2022] San Diego County, CA – Pickup Truck Carrying Hazardous Chemicals Crashed, Killing One And Injuring Deputies in Vista

According to the authorities, a deputy was hospitalized after getting exposed to hazardous chemicals after a vehicle slammed into an Oceanside traffic light during a brief chase on Friday morning, June 17, 2022.

The crash occurred around 4:30 a.m. near the community pool area of a gated residential community off Shadowridge Drive in Vista.

A deputy was hospitalized due to pool cleaning chemicals that leaked during the collision, forcing authorities to close the intersection until a hazardous materials crew could clean it up.

When deputies finally arrived, they discovered a man unconscious in the pickup’s driver’s seat.

They noticed what they believed illegal drugs in the center console and pool equipment in the truck bed.

They roused him, and he sped off in his car. The deputies hurriedly returned to their patrol car and began looking for him. They soon spotted him, activated their sirens and lights, and started pursuing him.

The fleeing pickup struck a traffic light pole about 20 seconds later on Cannon Road and Lake Boulevard in Oceanside, not far from the city’s border with Vista, according to Ford.

Deputies jumped out to rescue the man from the rubble, but the fumes from the pool chemicals that had spilled overwhelmed them.

According to Gregson, one deputy suffered inhalation injuries and was hospitalized.

Breathing equipment was required for Vista fire crews, according to Gregson. The man was removed from the wrecked truck by Vista fire crews, but he was already dead.

Oceanside police will look into the crash because it occurred within their district. The Sheriff’s Office will carry out a separate, parallel investigation.

Chemical Exposure Injury Statistics

Exposure to hazardous materials or environments were the main reason for work-related injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in 2020 due to illness cases associated with COVID-19 (coded as Other diseases due to viruses, not elsewhere classified [n.e.c.]). The sixth-ranked cause in the previous list was exposure to harmful substances or environments.

424,360 nonfatal injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work, 672 fatalities, and other illnesses related to exposure to hazardous materials or environments were the result in 2020. 388 of these fatalities involved non-medical drug or alcohol use that resulted in unintentional overdoses. Overdose deaths at work have increased by 431% since 2011.

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