Driver in fatal accident was 19-year CHP veteran
SANTEE, Calif. (AP) - Four people died after a speeding runaway
car crashed into an SUV, a fence and an embankment before rolling
several times, landing on a dry patch in the San Diego River and
bursting into flames.
California highway Patrol officer Brian Pennings says victims of Friday's crash included Mark Saylor, 45, a 19-year CHP veteran; his wife Cleofe, 45; their 13-year-old daughter and Saylor's brother-in-law. Pennings said someone, believed to be Saylor's wife, called 911 just before the crash to say the accelerator was stuck. The car was headed downhill, and a witness said it was going more than 100 mph. The SUV driver was hospitalized with moderate injuries. Saylor was a safety officer, whose job was to inspect school buses, ambulances, tow trucks and armored vehicles. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
