Man, 19, Killed as Truck Flips
A 19-year-old man was killed in East San Diego when the pickup in which he was riding was struck by a car that ran a stop sign, authorities said Sunday.
Two people inside the car fled the area on foot, police said, and were still at large Sunday.
Richard J. Figueroa, who lived at 3868 38th Street in East San Diego, was pronounced dead at the scene from massive head injuries, a coroner’s office spokesman said.
The accident occurred at 11:53 p.m. Saturday at 38th and Wightman streets. The pickup in which Figueroa was riding was westbound on Wightman when it was struck by the car, said a San Diego Police Department spokesman.
The impact flipped the pickup on its side, crushing Figueroa’s skull, police said. Mark Harris, 28, the driver of the truck, escaped injury, as did a second passenger, whose name was not released.
Police said that Harris, although not at fault in the accident, was arrested for driving under the influence, in this case a misdemeanor. Had his drinking contributed to the death of Figueroa, he would have been booked on a felony, police said.
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