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SAN DIEGO, California – East County High School Students Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jaylie James Campbell, 16, both of Santee, were killed after being ejected in a rollover crash on the eastbound State Route 52 just west of Convoy Street late Wednesday night, according to a San Diego County Medical Examiner’s report.

Foreman and Campbell were both backseat passengers in the speeding car as it lost control and flipped over multiple times on the freeway. The two teenagers died at the scene of the car accident before paramedics arrived.

Two other passengers in the Volkswagen Passat sustained life-threatening injuries after witnesses said the car was racing with a Volvo S40 at an estimated 100 mph or more. The group of teenagers were heading home after a beach party in La Jolla, news reports said.

The 16-year-old driver of the Volkswagen sustained moderate injuries, but two other injured passengers, a girl, 15, and a boy, 17, are clinging to life with major injuries. The three injured teenagers were transported by ambulance to Sharp Memorial Hospital.

Police tested the driver for alcohol and drugs, but the driver was not under the influence. The 18-year-old driver in the Volvo was another student and a Lakeside resident who was at the same party, but his vehicle did not crash and no one was injured. Police arrested him on suspicion of being under the influence of a substance and he was booked into San Diego County Jail, police said.

“This is a tragedy for the families involved in this deadly crash,” said Attorney West Seegmiller, founder of the Seegmiller Law Firm. “My condolences to each one of them as they grieve the loss of their loved ones and pray for those who were injured.”

Fatal traffic accidents in California were down 12% to 2,715 deaths in 2010 compared to 3,090 killed in 2009, according to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additionally, national statistics show that traffic fatalities have declined in recent years across the United States, down roughly 3% to 32,885 deaths in 2010 compared to 33,883 killed in 2009.

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Source: San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner press release and news reports

SAN BERNARDINO, California – Police are investigating whether several cars were engaged in an illegal street race prior to a four-vehicle crash that killed Nuvia Lisseth Rivera, 25, of Rialto, and critically injured several other.

A 25-year-old woman died of severe injuries at the scene of a four-car collision Thursday night in the 2300 block of Baseline Road, according to San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner press release.

According to preliminary reports, about 10:11 p.m., three vehicles were allegedly speeding eastbound on Baseline Road when one of them Cecilia Sorto crossed over the center divider and hit a car traveling in the opposite direction killing the victim. Sorto, 26, of Redlands, had her 3-year-old son with her in the car at the time of the crash and they were both injured, according to a news report in the Press Enterprise.
Sorto and her son were transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Other drivers were also transported to nearby hospitals, according to the coroner report.

According to the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Report there were 223 fatal and 7,870 injury traffic accidents on roadways in San Bernardino County in 2009.

In California, fatal traffic accidents were down 12% to 2,715 deaths in 2010 compared to 3,090 killed in 2009, according to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additionally, national statistics show that traffic fatalities have declined in recent years across the United States, down roughly 3% to 32,885 deaths in 2010 compared to 33,883 killed in 2009.

Police investigate every car accident involving a death to determine the cause of a crash, said Attorney West Seegmiller, founder of the Seegmiller Law Firm. The investigation will seek to find out if any other drivers were involved, whether anyone was under the influence of anything, they were distracted or if there were any circumstances that may have led to the crash that were illegal or reckless.

“Families of victims killed in car accidents not only have to cope with the loss of a loved one, but later their lives may difficult due to the loss of income and other costs,” said Seegmiller.

The Seegmiller Law Firm can be reached at 1-855-ASK–WEST. For over 30 years, the firm has been a staunch advocate for victims’ rights and has fought for clients involved in personal injury and wrongful death cases, including premises liability, product liability, auto accidents, dog bites, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, at-work injuries and more. The firm has offices in Irvine, Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

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