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California Highway Patrol investigators blocked off Highway 58 east of Santa Margarita, California after a deadly car crash killed at least three people on Thursday night.

The accident occurred just after 8 pm just west of Pozo Road and involved a Ford Escort and a silver mini van. Initial witness accounts are sketchy but police say the Ford Escort was definitely over the speed limit. It now seems that the driver lost control of the car (as is fairly common when speed limits are exceeded), and veered off to the side of the road. He attempted to correct the vehicle and in his attempts ended up over correcting with the result that that the Escort spun around into traffic, and was broadsided by the mini van.

According to California Highway Patrol officials, the three passengers in the Ford Escort, all males died. The driver of the silver mini van, an unidentified Santa Margarita resident was admitted to the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center with severe injuries.

The highway was littered with glass and the devastation at the scene of the crash helped confirm suspicions that the Ford Escort was speeding at the time of the accident.

A person who drives his car at speeds above acceptable levels puts his life and the lives of those sharing the road with him in danger. If you've been involved in an accident where the other party was clearly over the speed limit, consult the experienced California car accident and wrongful death lawyers at The Reeves Law Group.