One person is dead after a fiery two-car crash in San Pasqual Valley Sunday, police said.
San Diego police responded to a call about the collision at 13550 San Pasqual Road near Sunset Hills just after 1:30 p.m. Officers with the Escondido Police Department arrived around 1:45 p.m.
A 19-year-old man driving a red 2003 Pontiac was traveling eastbound on San Pasqual Road when he lost control and swerved into the westbound lane, according to the San Diego Police Department. A 2023 white Chevy Bolt going westbound hit the Pontiac on its side.
The teenager died at the scene, SDPD said.
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The people in the Chevy Bolt, a 79-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Video from the scene shows both cars charred from the crash.
A SigAlert was issued in the area following the crash. Roads were closed for several hours while investigators gathered information.
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Alcohol was not determined to be a factor in the collision, police said. Police have not yet confirmed if rain was a contributing factor.
Megan Larue-Kobell lives along San Pasqual Road and told NBC 7 it is one of the main streets drivers use to get to Ramona. She also said the road has no shoulder access.
"Even if they're traveling the speed limit, if someone is in the way, there's usually people behind and there's no escape," Larue-Kobell said. "It’s not like you’re on a road with paved sides where you can actually move over.”
Editor's note: A previous version of this article said two people died in the crash. That information was from the San Diego Police Department. However, police later clarified that only one person died in the crash.
