OCEANSIDE, CA : 1 killed in Oceanside crash on Tuesday, 4th July 2023

A 12-year-old boy was killed by a suspected drunk driver in Oceanside on Tuesday night, authorities said.

According to the Oceanside Police Department, a call came in around 11 p.m. reporting a White Volkswagen GTI near Mission Avenue and Myers Street driving with no lights on.

An Oceanside officer attempted to pull over the driver, but it turned into a high-speed pursuit north on Myers Street, law enforcement said. The suspect’s vehicle then hit a Blue Nissan Altima traveling east on Surfrider Way.

Police confirmed a 12-year-old boy, a passenger of the Altima, died in the collision while other passengers in the vehicle, a 27-year-old and 6-year-old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Two occupants of the Volkswagen suffered non-life-threatening injuries, per OPD. Four people in total were taken to trauma centers.


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