Jo Ann Francis Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash on Highway 76 in Oceanside
Jo Ann Francis ID’d as Woman Killed in Oceanside Car Accident on Highway 78 near College Boulevard
Oceanside, California (September 30, 2020) – The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of the woman who was killed earlier this month in a traffic accident in Oceanside.
Jo Ann Francis, 70, of Oceanside, died in the crash that happened at about 3:03 p.m. Saturday, September 12 on Highway 76, just east of College Boulevard.
Authorities said Francis was driving her vehicle westbound on Highway 76 when she entered the College Boulevard exit and failed to negotiate a curve.
Francis’s vehicle reportedly traveled across lanes of traffic onto the embankment of the College Boulevard undercrossing. It then went airborne and collided with a blue sedan.
Following the collision, Francis’s vehicle overturned and landed on its roof on College Boulevard, the officials said.
Deadly 2-Car Crash on Highway 78 in Oceanside
Francis was taken to Tri-City Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Traffic on the roadway was stopped for an unknown period due to the accident.
The crash remains under investigation by the CHP.
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