San Diego DUI Crash Claims the Life of One and Injures Two
A man suspected of drunk driving is responsible for a high speed chase with police and two separate crashes that killed one man and leaves 2 others injured.
Silvero Morales Romero, 23, of Vista was speeding and driving under the influence in his 2001 Ford Explorer just after 7:00p.m. heading south on Interstate 15 when a California Highway Patrol officer pulled him over at Rainbow Valley Road.
Romero, who was driving without a license, sped off when the CHP officer asked him for his identification. He was exceeding about 100 mph weaving in and out of lanes, said CHP officer Eric Newbury.
The suspected DUI driver crossed over the double yellow lines and crashed head-on with a 1999 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. Douglas Terry, 27, of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The drunk driver continued driving the wrong way until his vehicle collided with a Ford F-150 truck driven by a 50 year-old man who suffered minor injuries as did his 43 year-old wife.
Romero’s explorer rolled down an embankment then came to a stop. He crawled out of his vehicle and fled on foot, but was only able to go about 50 feet before collapsing. His left leg was amputated below the knee in the crash.
Police arrested Romero and took him into custody where he is facing felony charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony evasion and hit and run.
Victim in fatal Pala crash identified as musician, student from Riverside area, Sign on San Diego, April 20, 2009
High-Speed Chase Ends With 2 Crashes, Fatality, 10 News.com, April 20, 2009
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