Two teenager passengers were killed after a suspected DUI driver veered his car off the road and landed on the beach at Torrey Pines, police said Tuesday.
A 19-year-old man who was driving a 2020 Subaru WRX with two 18-year-old and two 19-year-old passengers was traveling at a high-rate of speed when he lost control on Torrey Pines Road, between beach towers 4 and 5 at Torrey Pines State Beach, around 11 p.m. on Monday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The driver crashed his vehicle through a guardrail and off the road’s edge, stricking multiple rocks before coming to rest on the beach.
It was unclear whether the two passengers died at the scene or at a hospital. The two surviving passengers suffered serious injuries including damage to their lungs, and one broke a hip. The 19-year-old driver suffered minor injuries.
SDPD investigators suspect alcohol may be a factor in the accident.
No other information, including the identities of the driver and passengers, was immediately released.