Plunge Off Bridge Claims 2nd Victim
The passenger of a vehicle that catapulted off the Sunset Cliffs Bridge into the San Diego River, killing the driver, died Friday night of injuries suffered in the crash.
The San Diego County Coroner’s office identified the driver Saturday as Steven Wayne Epeneter, 34, a drywall carpenter who lived in the 4800 block of Penrose Court in San Diego.
His passenger was identified as Noelle Christine Meier, 21, who lived in the 4900 block of September Street and was a student at UC San Diego.
Authorities said Epeneter was southbound early Friday morning at high speed when he lost control of his vehicle, which crashed through the bridge railing into the water below.
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