Crime & Safety

21-Year-Old Dies in Carlsbad Crash

Authorities said the driver, whose named was withheld pending family notification, was the only occupant of the vehicle.

A 21-year-old San Marcos man was killed after driving his vehicle off a Carlsbad roadway, authorities said today.

There were no witnesses to the crash, but the man's badly damaged Toyota Camry was found shortly after 4 a.m. off the side of La Costa Avenue near El Camino Real, according to Carlsbad police officials and the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

Authorities said the driver was the only occupant of the vehicle.

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The driver was declared dead at the scene by responding fire personnel, police said. His name was withheld pending family notification.

—City News Service

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