An unidentified 27-year old sailor died in a car crash at Camp Pendleton on May 25, 2010. The sailor was on his bicycle travelling along Vandergrift Boulevard at about 11:30 p.m. when a Honda Odyssey struck him. The injured sailor was immediately airlifted to the nearby San Diego Hospital for treatment where he died a few hours later.
The sailor was an active duty personnel of the U.S. Navy stationed at Camp Pendleton. Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the cause of this bike accident. It is possible that the driver of Odyssey was under influence of alcohol or his car has a mechanical failure.
We offer our sincere condolences to the sailor’s family for their upsetting and tragic loss. Not only the family but the death of the Naval personnel is a loss of the nation also. We hope that police investigate this accident and reaches a conclusion as to how this accident arose. If the driver of the Honda Odyssey is found to be at fault, we hope that the sailor’s family seeks the help of a trained San Diego County personal injury attorney to obtain the compensation they deserve. It will not bring their son back, but it can be helpful to pay for funeral expenses and to do some good for the world—such as setting up a charity that would honor their son.
Ross Jurewitz is a San Diego bicycle accident attorney and the managing lawyer of the Jurewitz Law Group, a California law firm dedicated to representing people seriously injured and the families of people killed due to the negligence of others. If you or a loved one has been killed or injured in a bike accident in California, please order your free copy of Mr. Jurewitz’s book, The Ten Biggest Mistakes that can Destroy Your California Accident Case. It is full of helpful information that will help you protect your legal rights and it is free to all California residents.
