19-year-old Victorville man killed after driving off freeway in Fallbrook

A 19-year-old man from Victorville died when the sedan he was driving veered off Interstate 15 and crashed into a tree near Fallbrook, authorities said.

The crash occurred on the northbound I-15, just north of state Route 76 and Pala Mesa Drive, shortly around 12:40 p.m. Sunday, July 21, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver was behind the wheel of a 2000 Mercury Sable that was traveling in the No. 1 lane in free-flowing traffic when he suddenly veered to the right and lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons, the CHP officials said.

The sedan spun in a clockwise direct...