Escondido Girl, 14, Struck by Car Dies
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ESCONDIDO — An Escondido high school student died Monday from injuries she suffered Friday when she was struck by a car, a San Diego County coroner’s spokesman said.
Tawnya Marie Blacktooth, 14, of Escondido, died at 4 a.m. Monday in Palomar Memorial Hospital, where she was being treated for chest and head injuries. She was struck by a car while crossing the East El Norte Parkway on Friday.
The driver, Frank Van Buskerk, of Escondido, was booked into San Diego County Jail in Vista on a felony charge of drunk driving, the spokesman said. He also said that Tawnya’s brother, Lawrence Blacktooth, died as a result of being hit by a drunk driver in January.
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