Woman Fatally Electrocuted After Crash

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 8/26/2023 2:30 am
LOCATION: 1350 Euclid Ave.
CITY: San Diego
DETAILS:

San Diego Fire-Rescue along with San Diego Police responded to a vehicle accident near the 1300 block of Euclid Ave.
Police learned that a small compact car went up the sidewalk as it was traveling Southbound on Euclid Ave. and struck an electrical box.
The female driver got out of the vehicle after the collision.
The passenger attempted to get out of the vehicle and was electrocuted from the sheared electrical box.
Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the fire.
The female driver was transported to a local hospital with burn injuries.
Firefighters removed the vehicle from the electrical box and pronounced the passenger deceased on the scene.
The San Diego Police’s Traffic Division is handling the investigation.
(UPDATE)

SDPD

Synopsis:
A 31-year-old female was driving a 2014 Kia Forte southbound on 1300 Euclid Avenue. The Kia veered to the
right, drove over the sidewalk and collided with an electrical box. The driver and passenger (22-year-old
female) of P-1 exited the vehicle. The passenger attempted to push the vehicle off of the electrical box and
was electrocuted. The passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver was transported by
ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of minor electrical burns. The driver’s injuries do not appear to
be life threatening. S.D.P.D. Traffic Division responded and is handling the investigation.

HANDLING AGENCIES: San Diego Police, San Diego Fire-Rescue

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[MrTommyboy]

People don't realize that if you knock over a light pole, traffic light pole or traffic control box is that the power is probably still going to be energized. Just because you don't see sparks doesn't mean it's not hot. So, don't play hero and run over to the car and attempt to open the door. I witnessed an accident when I was in Hawaii and a motorist had just knocked over a light pole and as I was getting out of my car 2 people ran over to the car as I am screaming DON'T TOUCH THE CAR and of course they ignored me and got killed dead. The woman in the truck was fine and I kept telling her to stay put. there was no fire, but her truck body was energized and unless you can leap clear, not having one foot on the ground, you WILL get killed. I had to argue with people NOT to touch the car or try to move the bodies and told them I was a firefighter on vacation. PD showed up first and I had to yell at the officers NOT TO TOUCH THE CAR and Fire showed up and I told them what happened to the 2 people lying on the ground next to the truck. They had to wait for the power company to arrive and kill the power. The woman driver survived fine, two well meaning people died. PD wasn't happy that I was yelling at them, but apologized after they found out that the truck WAS energized and they would have met the same fate as the 2 people who DIDN'T listen to me. You have to use extreme care around ANY kind of electrical equipment that has been knocked down.

[cmblain]

What a horrible death. R.I.P. young lady. Condolences to her family and friends.

[CarriedAwayChannel]

Sadly there was fire, that may be why she was trying to exit the vehicle. That’s a tough decision to make. Stay in the vehicle and potentially burn or inhale smoke OR exit the vehicle and get electrocuted. I’m sure she didn’t realize there was open power after just getting into a serious accident, either. People are so judgmental—even to those that just lost their life.

[mambi]

"The [22 year old female] passenger attempted to push the vehicle off of the electrical box" - That poor girl did not know what they crashed into. RIP - horrible way to go.

[discerninglight]

So tragic! Thank you for covering this story. This is very important information to stay alive when encountering electrical accidents. It's better to stay inside the vehicle and do your best not to touch any metal. Wait for the power to be shut off before moving out. Don't let anyone try to approach your car until the power is off or they will be electrocuted.

[Rebecca-ximr]

Very sad. Great footage, so thankful for journalists like you who shownthe real raw unedited reality of life and what our first responders do day in amd day out, gives a new appreciation to their jobs from people who have no idea.

[jonathanfreedomst]

As an electrician well versed in the danger of electricity, it saddens me to think that was someones loved one. Also i can't help but notice how these EMS and Fire responders work together as they all held her up as she fainted and the one fireman stepping around back of the stretcher to keep it from slipping away. Good work fellas. Cheers from Toledo Ohio.

[Pauls-World]

I was dating a girl a few years ago and her elderly mother did the same thing except her Toyota Corolla ended up on top of the electrical box. She called 911 and us. It was raining bad that night. They got her out safe. When we arrived, I couldn’t believe that was even possible. Well, after the car was down and mom at home, the state police showed up and took her driver’s license away for good. I took pictures of the car sitting perfectly on top of the electrical box.

[nickbrown]

Electrocution literally means death by electric shock. There is no such thing as a non-fatal electrocution.

[djemcee]

She went quickly. Once she was electrocuted it was instant lights out. Sadly, the family still never be able to see her again. No open casket, no chance to see her and grieve. She’s not in any position to be seen by the family.

[oskarin]

Those damn electrical boxes are very fragile, they must be protected with metal tubes to prevent this from happening.

[XxHarmonyXx]

So sad. It is a horrible way for others to learn this lesson. RIP & condolences to family and friends.

[santosperez]

I work with live utilities and one thing we go over a lot is what to do in the event of striking a live utility line/transformer? If in a vehicle stay inside! Until the main power is completely off. If on foot do not walk away! Instead sweep your feet on the ground that means keep your feet on ground at all times! Some of those ulility boxes/transformers hold anywhere from 350kh to 750kh.They will kill u in an instant! Please be aware and be safe.❤

[ivyjuneburrows]

Please enable captions so those of us with hearing issues can know what the brave firefighter says.

[makeshoesing]

Another reason out of a ton of reasons why electric cars are not the way to go.

[HauntinglyAsh]

I was going to complain how they didn’t even bother trying to cover the body from bystanders but realized if the electricity hadn’t been cut yet it may have been too dangerous to. But wow…rarely ever see it completely out in the open like that. Poor girl

[RoentX]

Judging by the body, she was dead in matter of seconds, or at least hopefully due to how painful burns are, let alone electrical ones. When I was a kid, my friend dared me to touch lower wire on electric fence to keep sheep in/predators out, and it freaking hurt, and that was a relatively small voltage.

[kidzbopisstraightfire]

2:45 Gimme a freakin' break, lady, we all know you can walk and are just doing that crap for sympathy. They should just leave her there

[oldhickory]

If there was ever a video to choose that shows the possible horrific consequences of drunk driving, this would be one.

[amydavis]

That's just so sad! I hope the woman taken to the hospital can fully recover. The person that died apparently did what a lot of people would do after a collision... she got out of the car. From the looks of it, that appeared to be one of the electrical boxes we all see near intersections that power the traffic lights. We don't really think of them being charged enough to kill you. What a horrible way to learn that lesson. My condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the woman who lost her life.