JACUMBA, Calif. (CNS) - One sailor was killed and four were injured following a crash that occurred while returning from training at Camp Billy Machen.
The van veered off the westbound side of the freeway near Carrizo Gorge Road in Jacumba shortly before 10 a.m., struck a boulder, and overturned, according to the California Highway Patrol.
One of the occupants died at the scene, Cal Fire Capt. Neil Czapinski said. Paramedics airlifted three others to a hospital for treatment of severe injuries and transported a fourth patient with moderately serious trauma by ground ambulance, Czapinski said. Two of the patients in critical condition were taken to UC San Diego and the third was taken to Scripps.
Initial reports indicated that the wrecked van may be a military vehicle, CHP Public Affairs Officer Jim Bettencourt said. CHP, CAL Fire, Border Patrol and multiple official U.S. government vehicles all responded to the crash.
ABC 10News has reached out to the military bases within the county and none believe the van was affiliated locally.
