Mark Maisel,Edward Ames Obituary, Death; – Authorities have confirmed the identities of five individuals who lost their lives in traffic accidents within San Diego County, including two fatalities in North County.
The latest incident occurred late Sunday afternoon when 70-year-old Mark Maisel from San Diego was struck by a vehicle while walking his dog with his wife in the 5000 block of Brookburn Drive in Carmel Valley, as reported by the county Medical Examiner’s Office. Paramedics transported Maisel to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 7 p.m.
Two days prior, a collision on state Route 94 in Lemon Grove resulted in the death of a motorist. According to the county agency, 77-year-old Edward Ames was traveling west on the freeway shortly after 5 p.m. Friday when his Ford SUV veered left near Massachusetts Avenue, collided with a pickup truck, overturned, and rolled multiple times before coming to a stop in the roadway. Ames, who was homeless, succumbed to his injuries about an hour later at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest.
Additionally, at approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday, 34-year-old Sahil Bajaj of San Diego was discovered severely injured in a Lucid sedan that had crashed off westbound state Route 94 onto an embankment near state Route 15 in the Fairmount Park area, according to the medical examiner. Bajaj was pronounced dead at the scene.
The day before, another homeless individual also lost his life in a traffic accident in San Diego County, as reported by the county agency.
