SAN DIEGO — A person was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Wednesday after a fatal accident shut down northbound Interstate 5 near in Carlsbad.
A two-vehicle collision involving a gray Toyota Prius was reported on I-5 at La Costa Avenue around 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Isidrone Martinez, a 20-year-old Oceanside resident, was driving a grey Honda Civic on I-5 northbound, south of La Costa Avenue, through a Caltrans construction zone, with a hard closure in place, which shut down the #3 and #4 northbound lanes.
According to CHP, four people occupied the Honda Civic, which included: two 20-year-old male Oceanside residents, a 20-year-old female Oceanside resident, and a 22-year-old female Valley Center resident.
CHP said the Honda Civic veered to the right into the Caltrans closure. The Honda Civic then veered back to the left, towards the #2 lane, where it collided into the right rear of a grey Toyota Prius.
The Prius was being driven by a 33-year-old San Diego resident and seated in the left rear of the Toyota Prius was a 33-year-old male San Diego resident. After the Honda Civic collided with the Toyota Prius, the Honda veered to the right up an embank causing the Honda Civic to rollover an unknown number of times. As the Honda rolled, one of the 20-year-old male passengers was ejected from the vehicle.
When CHP arrived on scene, the 20-year-old male passenger, who was ejected, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, Martinez, was taken to a local area hospital for major life threating injuries. The other Honda Civic passengers were all transported to local area hospitals for major injuries. Both the Prius’ 33-year-old driver and passenger sustained minor injuries because of this collision.
Caltrans closed the freeway, creating a detour around northbound I-5 via La Costa Avenue. All lanes on northbound I-5 at La Costa Ave. have reopened, according to Caltrans.
The driver, Martinez, was arrested and is facing multiple charges related to this incident including felony DUI causing death.
This incident remains under investigation. If anyone may have collided with debris as a result of this collision or have witnessed this collision, they are encouraged to contact the California Highway Patrol Oceanside Area office at 760-643-3400.
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