Three U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton were killed in a one-car crash in San Clemente and the driver, another Camp Pendleton Marine, is suspected of DUI, according to a news report.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that the four Marines were in a Dodge Stratus traveling north on Golden Lantern Street when the driver lost control and slammed into a tree near Terra Vista. Two of the Marines were pronounced dead at the scene; the driver and another passenger were taken to Mission Hospital for treatment. The passenger died at the hospital; the driver remains in critical condition.
Investigators said that unsafe speed and alcohol appear to be the main factors in the single-car crash. The identities of the Marines were not released.
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