Two killed in Old Highway 395 crash

A man and a woman were killed Sunday, Feb. 16, in a crash on Old Highway 395 near Fallbrook, authorities said.

The crash was reported a little before 2:15 p.m. on the highway just south of Reche Road, North County Fire Department Capt. John Choi said.

One vehicle – later determined by the California Highway Patrol to be a Ford Mustang – veered off the west side of the roadway and crashed about 30 feet down a ravine, Choi said.

According to CHP Officer Kevin Smale, it's believed a 42-year-old Fallbrook man was driving the Mustang with a 39-year-old Oceanside woman in the passenger seat. As the...