San Diego, CA (December 26, 2024) – A 22-year-old man who crashed his vehicle into a dividing wall on State Route 78 earlier this week was struck and killed after leaving his vehicle, California Highway Patrol troopers reported.
The man, an Escondido resident, was driving eastbound on the 78 near Nordahl Road around 7:00 p.m. when he crashed for unknown reasons into the center dividing wall. He then exited his vehicle and was hit in the westbound lanes of the highway. First responders with San Marcos Fire and Paramedics, as well as CHP, responded to the incident, but the driver died from his injuries at the scene. No other details were released in the interim. An investigation is still ongoing.
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