Passenger killed in suspected Oceanside DUI crash ID’d (original) (raw)

Authorities released the name of an Oceanside passenger who died last week in a suspected DUI crash.

The crash happened about 11 p.m. Thursday, when the driver of a BMW sedan lost control of the car on westbound state Route 76 at Loretta Street in Oceanside, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.

The vehicle struck a center-divider wall and overturned, ejecting a passenger, 22-year-old Xavior Meadows, the agency reported. Paramedics took Meadows to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspected driver, identified by Oceanside police as Dejuhan Jones, a 20-year-old Oceanside resident, was arrested on DUI-related charges and one count of gross vehicular manslaughter.

Originally Published: August 27, 2024 at 9:07 a.m.