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The driver of a Jeep SUV died when his vehicle rolled over on top of a car on State Route 15 in San Diego. (Photo: Fox5 News)

SUV Crash: A 27-year-old sailor died Thursday when his Jeep Cherokee rolled over and landed on a Cadillac in a four-vehicle accident on Route 15 in San Diego.

•   Three sailors from the North Island Naval Air Station were involved in a four-vehicle accident on State Route 15 in San Diego.

•   One of the sailors lost control of his Jeep Cherokee when he suddenly approached a group of cars stopped at the transition to Interstate 5.

•   The Jeep crashed into the cars and rolled over on top of one of them.

•   The Jeep driver died at the scene. One other sailor was taken to a hospital with possible head and neck injuries.

The freeway accident occurred at about 6:30 a.m., according to a CBS Channel 8 News report.

The U.S. Navy man, was stationed at North Island Naval Air Station, was driving a Jeep Cherokee at a speed in excess of 65 mph at the time of the crash, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

He apparently lost control of his vehicle as it approached several other vehicles that were stopped near Ocean View Boulevard to transition onto northbound Interstate 5.

California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Hale said the Cherokee suddenly veered right and sideswiped a Honda Civic that was stopped among the other vehicles.

The Honda rear-ended a Cadillac DeVille, pushing it forward into the back of a Toyota Corolla, Hale said. The impact forced the Cadillac into the Jeep’s lane. The Jeep rolled over and landed on top of the Cadillac.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department called in a heavy-rescue team, according to Channel 8. Emergency crews had to pry the two vehicles apart. The Jeep driver, whose name was not released, died at the scene.

The Cadillac driver and Honda driver also were sailors stationed at North Island Naval Air Station. Their names were not released. The Cadillac driver was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital to be treated for possible head injuries and neck injuries. The CHP did not elaborate on the extent of his injuries, but described them as minor.

The Honda driver said he was not injured. The Toyota driver said he was suffering some pain, but he declined medical treatment.

Hale said all four of the men were wearing seat belts.

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A blown tire caused a fatal SUV rollover crash on I-5. (Photo: YouTube) Click photo to view full-size

A blown tire caused a fatal SUV rollover crash on I-5. (Photo: YouTube) Click photo to view full-size

A 61-year-old woman was killed and two others suffered major injuries Friday morning when a  blown tire caused an SUV rollover crash on Interstate 5 in Bakersfield.

•   The right rear wheel of a Chevy Suburban had a flat tire and started to wobble at freeway speed on Interstate 5.

•   The SUV went out of control and rolled over several times, killing one of the occupants.

•   Five others — including two teens and a 10-year-old — were hospitalized. Only one passenger, a 5-year-old boy,  escaped injury.

The fatal freeway crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m., according to a KBAK News report.

California Highway Patrol officer Kelly Olsen said 63-year-old Juvento Magana of Baldwin Park was driving a white 2006 Chevrolet Suburban SUV north on Interstate 5 in the fast lane when the accident occurred. There were six passengers in the van.

Just after the SUV passed the Panama Lane exit, a mechanical failure caused the right rear wheel to wobble and the tire blew out, Olsen said. Magana was unable to control the wobbling and the vehicle went out of control.

The SUV veered into the center median and then overturned and rolled over several times, Olsen said. The CHP does not know how many times the SUV rolled.

The Kern County coroner’s office confirmed that one of the passengers, 61-year-old Maria Este Montejano De Magana of Baldwin Park, died at the scene.

The driver and a 38-year-old woman, whose name was not released, were among five victims who suffered minor to major injuries and were taken to area hospitals to be treated, according to a report in the Fresno Bee. The other three were girls aged 19, 17 and 10. The seventh occupant, a 5-year-old boy, was not injured.

All of the occupants in the SUV were properly fastened into seat belts, Olsen said.

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Five people were hospitalized after an SUV rollover crash in Morgan Hill. (Photos: Morgan Hill Times)

Five people were hospitalized — some with major injuries — after a shredded tire caused an SUV rollover crash Thursday morning in Morgan Hill, about 20 miles southeast of San Jose.

•   A Ford Explorer was traveling on a highway when a tire shredded and caused the SUV to roll over.

•   The Explorer tumbled off the highway, through a fence and into a flood channel.

•   Five of the six occupants of the SUV were seriously injured and hospitalized.

The highway crash occurred at 11:47 a.m., according to a report in the Morgan Hill Times.

California Highway Patrol officer Jaime Rios said 28-year-old Lanina Aguirre of Gilroy was driving a 1995 Ford Explorer northbound on Highway 101 near the Middle Avenue overpass when she heard a loud popping sound from one of the tires.

The tire shredded and blew out. Aguirre was unable to control the SUV, which rolled over and off of the freeway.

The SUV tumbled through a barbed-wire fence and landed upside down in a grassy flood channel about 75 feet from the edge of the highway.

Some of the dry grass caught fire, but firefighters quickly put it out.

Rios said shredded tire fragments were strewn along the side of the highway where the SUV rolled off the road.

Five of the six occupants of the SUV were hospitalized at San Jose Regional Medical Center.

A 30-year-old man suffered critical injuries, including severe lacerations and major internal injuries, Rios said. He was airlifted to the hospital.

A 26-year-old man also suffered major injuries and was transported to the hospital via ground ambulance.

A 4-year-old girl sustained a major head injury. She and a 1-year-old infant whose condition was not known were transported via ground ambulance to the hospital.

Aguirre suffered “various lacerations,”police said.  She was taken to the hospital via ground ambulance. Her injuries were described as moderate.

The only person who was not hospitalized was an 18-year-old girl who complained of pain but did not require further medical treatment, Rios said.

All of the victims were Gilroy residents.

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have successfully represented SUV rollover accident victims for 35 years.  The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-866-692-8126.