Rita Quintero, 80, Killed in Car Crash at 15 Freeway and Del Lago Boulevard in Escondido
80-Year-Old Rita Quintero Killed in Escondido Car Accident at 15 Freeway and Del Lago Boulevard
Escondido, California (September 3, 2019) – 80-year-old Rita Pulido Quintero has been identified as the passenger killed in a traffic collision in the area of Escondido Monday afternoon, a local news source reported.
The fatal crash was reported at about 8:31 p.m. September 2, at 15 Freeway and Del Lago Boulevard.
As per the report, the accident begins when a black 1998 Jaguar XK6 driven by 81-year-old Lauro Ordonez exited the carpool lane of the 15 freeway at the Del Lago Boulevard off-ramp and allegedly failed to stop at a red light. An oncoming white Toyota Avalon broadsided the Jaguar at the intersection.
The initial report indicated that the Toyota had been traveling westbound on Del Lago Boulevard at the time of the collision.
The 43-year-old man driving the Toyota Avalon was transported by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.
Ordonez was transported to the same hospital where he died the next morning at 2:08 a.m. His passenger, Quintero was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident remains under an active investigation.
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