BONSALL (CNS) - A 23-year-old Oceanside man has been arrested for DUI following a deadly crash near Bonsall that claimed the lives of a 29-year-old and a 4-year-old child.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Erick Arambula was arrested and is facing multiple charges, including felony driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter.
The 3:13 p.m. Sunday crash involved a black pickup truck, white Tesla and a black sedan, according to the California Highway Patrol. This caused all lanes of I-15 south to be blocked for several hours, according to a CHP Sig Alert.
Traffic on I-15 south at CA-76/Pala Road was backed up to Rainbow Valley Boulevard at Exit 54.
The pickup overturned and landed on its roof and the black sedan was smoking, per the CHP. The cause of the crash was under investigation. One southbound lane opened just north of SR-76 around 5:30 p.m., a little over two hours after the crash, according to CalTrans.
Update SB I-15 just north of SR-76, one lane, the slow lane is open.
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) April 24, 2023
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office was called to the scene at 3:37 p.m., the CHP reported. It was unclear which vehicle or vehicles the deceased had been in.
The victims have been identified by the family as Courteney Taylor and 4-year-old Amaya Taylor. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with expenses.
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