Oceanside CA— On Friday, December 24, 2021, at approximately 11:25pm, the Oceanside Police Department responded to calls of a single vehicle collision in the intersection of Vista Way and Italia Way.
The collision occurred when a 2015 yellow ford passenger vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on Vista Way, lost control on the wet roads, and collided with a traffic signal pole at the intersection with Italia Way.
According to a witness the vehicle caught fire immediately. The Oceanside Fire department arrived and upon extinguishing the fire, they located a single occupant and pronounced them deceased.
The investigation is still ongoing. The name and sex of the victim is unknown at this time.
The Oceanside Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team conducted the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to call Accident Investigator Kevin Lissner at (760) 435-4651.
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