Second Death Rocks High School
By ERIC S. PAGE
Updated 10:40 AM PST, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
A school still reeling from the news of a student's death learns a coach is killed.
Christopher Pompa, 24, was riding his skateboard home from a party early on Sunday on Hacienda Drive in Vista when he swerved into the path of an oncoming BMW. The accident occurred at about 1 a.m. Paramedics arrived in time to treat him, but deputies said he died before he was taken to the hospital.
Pompa was a college student and a water polo coach at Rancho Buena Vista High School. At the time of his death, he was living at his parents' home, according to the medical examiner's office.
The 23-year-old driver of the car was not arrested, but an investigation continues.
In September, Michael Pyper was killed on Lake Boulevard in Oceanside after a RBVHS football game. The 17-year-old, who graduated from Rancho Buena Vista last year, would have turned 18 two days later.
First Published: Nov 16, 2009 2:47 PM PST
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