Passenger killed in Oceanside plane crash identified

Authorities have released the identity of a man who died last weekend when the car he was riding in went off State Route 78 near MiraCosta College and crashed on the property of a gas station.

John Edwards Jr., 60, was traveling east in a Hyundai sedan when it left the freeway and ended up on Plaza Drive in Oceanside around 9:45 a.m. Saturday, the coroner’s office said.

Edwards died at the scene of the accident, the agency reported.

Paramedics took the driver of the car to a hospital to treat his serious injuries, police said.

Originally published: July 18, 2024 at 1:13 p.m.