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A Lancaster man who was ejected from his vehicle and killed in a 14 Freeway crash Wednesday has been identified.
Hugo Morales, 38, from Lancaster was killed in the crash, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
Around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, a white 2006 Toyota Tacoma was driving northbound on the 14 Freeway north of Escondido Canyon Road in the No. 4 lane at an unknown speed, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
“For an unknown reason, the Toyota left the roadway, crossed the right shoulder, and collided with a metal guardrail to the east of the roadway,” the statement read.
The truck overturned and ejected Morales who was not wearing a seat belt, according to the report.
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“The Toyota continued down an embankment onto private property on Escondido Canyon Road,” the statement said.
A woman, a passenger who was wearing a seat belt suffered moderate injuries and was able to self-extricate from the vehicle before being airlifted to Henry Mayo Hospital, according to officials.
Morales was tended to by medical personnel at the scene before being pronounced dead at approximately 4:18 p.m., according to officials.
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I read on another site his tire blew.
According to bystanders that told me different stories (I was there and heard it), his tire blew leading to loss of control for the vehicle. They were on the way back from the beach towards Lancaster (home of the guy). Hit the guard rail twice prior to flipping down the hill. Man was launched due to not wearing seatbelt (door was badly bent down of driver side). He unfortunately passed away with a huge slash on his behind. Girl was taken to hospital by ambulance and suffered moderate damage.
Hello, I knew the people. By any chance do you know when he got ejected was it on the freeway or down the embankment? How were you able to see the slash? Do you know if he was still alive when he got ejected, if so did he say anything?