Personal Injury Law

Del Mar Car Accident Kills Man, Injures Pro Surfer

By Ross Jurewitz

Early Saturday morning, alcohol and gross negligence combined to cause a fatal car collision at the intersection of northbound Coast Boulevard and 20th Street in Del Mar, a beautiful beach community north of San Diego.

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At 2:00 a.m., a professional surfer, Milton Willis, was driving a car with his passenger, Bradley Dillahunty. Mr. Willis was driving the car at 65 mph in a 25 mph residential zone when he ran the stop sign at 20th Street, the car bottomed out, crossed the southbound lanes of traffic, hit a parked car, then hit a tree, and spun around before striking another parked car in a driveway.

Dillahunty was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr. Willis, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, was partially ejected from the rear window of the car. He remains in critical condition at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. Accident investigators believe Mr. Willis was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

If Mr. Willis was indeed driving his car under the influence, we hope that he is prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter. In addition, we hope that Mr. Dillahunty's family is compensated for his wrongful death.

If you or a loved one have been involved in a car accident, including one that results in wrongful death, please contact the experienced attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group to learn about your rights.

Full post as published by San Diego Injury Lawyer Blog on June 07, 2008 (boomark / email).