OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) – A Camp Pendleton-based Marine was killed Wednesday morning in a rollover crash in Oceanside, the California Highway Patrol and base officials said.
CHP officials said the fatal, single-vehicle wreck occurred at 6:15 a.m. off the northbound side of Interstate 5, near Oceanside Boulevard.
According to the CHP, a green Nissan Altima was in the No. 3 lane when — for unknown reasons — the driver “veered across the northbound lanes of traffic, down an embankment and rolled over.”
Emergency personnel responded to the incident, and despite life-saving efforts, the 20-year-old female victim died at the scene.
The driver, who was the only vehicle occupant, was not identified.
An official with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Camp Pendleton, confirmed to ABC 10News that the victim was a Marine.
“We can confirm that a 3rd MAW Marine was found deceased following a single-vehicle accident on I-5 Northbound near Oceanside Boulevard. We are conducting an investigation and supporting the local authorities in doing so as well. We take all loss of life very seriously and extend our deepest condolences to those affected,” the official said in a statement.
CHP officials stated, “Alcohol and/or drugs are not suspected to have contributed to the cause of this traffic collision.”
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact the CHP’s Oceanside office at 760-643-3400.
