DANA POINT : 1 Dead, 2 Hurt as Car Crashes Into Tree
A 20-year-old man was killed late Tuesday night when the car he was riding in veered out of control and crashed into a tree, sheriff’s deputies said.
Alfredo Valencia Wilson Jr. of San Clemente was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 11:40 p.m. on Crown Valley Parkway just east of Seven Seas Drive, Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Martini said.
The driver of the car, DeWayne Gurrel Allison, 18, of San Clemente, injured his back. Another passenger, Joseph Rufas, 19, of San Juan Capistrano, was pinned inside the vehicle and it took firefighters about 90 minutes to remove him. He suffered minor injuries, Martini said.
Rufas and Allison were taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo, where they were treated and released.
Martini said that Allison was caravaning with three other cars as they returned from Aliso Beach. Allison lost control of the car, striking the curb twice before skidding across the grass on the center divider and smashing into a eucalyptus tree, Martini said. The impact of the crash was on the right front passenger door, where Wilson was sitting.
Investigators have not yet determined what caused the accident, but Martini said it does not appear to be alcohol-related.
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