My cousin's son was seriously injured in an accident on Rosarito Beach on the night of March 20th. He was camping on the beach and was run over by a
Jeep. That is all the information we know. He was life flighted to San Diego and is in critical condition. They had to remove the top of his skull
to relieve brain swelling and he has two broken legs, along with other major injuries. We still don't know if he will make it.
I emailed the Secretary of Tourism today to see if we could get any information. If anyone could give me any information on who to contact to find
out about the accident, it would be greatly appreciated. If anyone knows anything about the accident it would also be greatly appreciated.
We are in Central Calif and his mother is at his bedside in the hospital. He is only 21. This is a parent's worst nightmare.
We will take a trip down to Rosarito if it would do any good, but would like to know where to start to find information.
Thanks for any helpyankeeirishman - 3-23-2005 at 11:11 PM
What a nightmare. Is there any chance that the Jeeper may have not known they ran over the boy?
[Edited on 3-24-2005 by yankeeirishman]
Accident in Rosarito- Desparate for help
Cowboymom - 3-23-2005 at 11:37 PM
I don't want to go to Rosarito. I know that this sounded like some stupid gringo when I posted. We go to Baja about every year to fish, we spent
Christmas this year at Punta Pescadero. I want heaven to be just like that...
His parents are divorced and he got with a fight with his father and took off. His mother didn't even know where he was. She would really just like
to know some information.
Money is not the issue here. She would like to know how he was found, who was with him, where he was, etc. She does know that there was a delay in
life flighting him out because he is half Mexican. He doesn't speak a word of Spanish. I know for a fact that this was the first time he has been in
Mexico. He is a good kid.
I know sleeping on the beach is stupid. It is spring break and kids seem to check their brains at school. I told my son he wasn't going anywhere on
spring break until he was 40!
He is not conscious and we don't know when he will regain conscousness, if ever. The tires ran over his head and his legs. The sand was the only
thing that kept from instantly killing him.
There really isn't much we can do for him and I thought if we could get some answers it would comfort his mother. My husband was raised in Chula
Vista and knows that area well. He doesn't know I posted here and would probably be livid.
We are a close but small family and she is about the only family I have left. As soon as I can get away from our ranch, I am going down to be with
her, her sister and daughters are with her now.
Thanks Bruce R Leech - 3-24-2005 at 07:50 AM
If it were me in your shoes I would hire a private investigator to git the info you need. there are a few that specialize in the northern Baja aria
and are good at getting facts out of the Mexican authority's.TMW - 3-24-2005 at 08:04 AM
Perhaps the Life Flight people could help by pointing you toward someone, like where did the call come from and by whom. You could also call the U.S.
Consulate in TJ and the Mexican Consulate in San Diego. Bruce has probably the best solution in using a private investigator. It would seem to me that
the Mexican police would have info on this because of the injury and the resources needed to get him back across the border.Bruce R Leech - 3-24-2005 at 08:14 AM
this URL is a service that heps you find a P.I. they list several that do work in Mexico.
Say, what hospital is the boy at? And his name. I wish to go to the American Red Cross to donate some blood under his name.Bruce R Leech - 3-24-2005 at 09:57 AM
I just talked to a customer from there and they saw an article in the local paper about this accident. I don't know the name of the paper but maybe
Keri or some one from there can find it and post it here.greybaby - 3-24-2005 at 10:01 AM
Isn't there a PI that posts on this board? Seems like he would be helpful. As the mother of two sons, my heart aches for all of you. We just pray
this young man recovers. Nikon - 3-24-2005 at 10:02 AM
Cowboy mom, I'm sure if you relay to his mother that he was run over by a person operating illegally on the beach, it'll be a great comfort to her.
And if he wakes up, don't forget to tell him it wasn't "good" to not sleep next to a structure.
Spoken in jest, of course. These would do about as much good as pointing out the obvious; Rosarito is a haven for yahoos of every stripe, and from
north of the border we contribute our share of them.
Hope his recovery is complete. Please let us know.yankeeirishman - 3-24-2005 at 10:19 AM
Thanks Bruce
Quote:
Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
I just talked to a customer from there and they saw an article in the local paper about this accident. I don't know the name of the paper but maybe
Keri or some one from there can find it and post it here.
Braulio - 3-24-2005 at 10:31 AM
Here's a link to an article in english - it appears to be a hit and run.
His name is Joseph Escalante and he is at Mercy Hospital in San Diego.
I talked to his mother late last night and the American Consulate has gotten involved. We now know it happened in from of a restaurant and he was
laying on the beach with a girl. She was killed instantly. There were two cars racing on the beach, the one that ran over him was a blue Honda
Accord. They found pieces of it at the accident site.
They were suppse to operate on his face yesterday but he wasn't stable enough. They are going to try and do it today and put in a trach. He broke
every bone in his face and had spinal fluid leaking out of his ears when they brought him in. That has stopped. They brought him out of his coma
yesterday for a couple of minutes and he got really agitated, that was a good sign.
If the Consulate doesn't come up with any answers, we will hire the PI. Thank you, that was a great idea.
Thank you for all the kind words and thoughts. Thank you for even considering donating blood. That is the most wonderfull gift a person can give.
Details are critical
David K - 3-24-2005 at 11:16 AM
From: He was camping on the beach and was run over by a Jeep.
To: ... in front of a restaurant ... he was laying on the beach with a girl... the one that ran over him was a blue Honda Accord. They found pieces of
it at the accident site.
A Jeep can easily drive on beach sand, but a 2WD Honda Accord with little tires (unless deflated) would have a harder time. Racing?
The PI here on Baja Nomad lives in Ensenada and works on insurance cases all over Latin America... Not sure if he is available for this. I will be
happy to email him with a link to this thread.
lizard lips - 3-24-2005 at 04:24 PM
Cowboymom,
I am the PI here in Ensenada and I can help you. It is not that difficult to obtain all the documents you need. Please send me a message on this board
of how I can contact you.Bruce R Leech - 3-24-2005 at 04:31 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by lizard lips
Cowboymom,
I am the PI here in Ensenada and I can help you. It is not that difficult to obtain all the documents you need. Please send me a message on this board
of how I can contact you.
Mr. Lips she has an emaile address listed in her profile.
Gee I should be a P.I.lizard lips - 3-24-2005 at 04:33 PM
Thanks Bruce, I just flew in from Juarez and Im not completly with it yet. It was a ball buster week so far.....
I found this on another board
Keri - 3-24-2005 at 07:37 PM
California woman killed in hit-and-run on Mexican beach
ASSOCIATED PRESS
4:54 p.m. March 22, 2005
ROSARITO, Mexico - A California woman was killed and another American
was injured when they were run over by a car that was illegally
racing on a beach in this popular tourist town, authorities said
Tuesday.
Amy Ruth Kent, 24, of Santa Barbara, California, died instantly when
she was hit by the car early Sunday, said Lorena Blanco, a
spokeswoman for the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana.
Her companion, Joseph Andre Escalante, was seriously injured and
taken to a hospital in California, Blanco said. No further
information on Escalante was available.
Witnesses told police that the two were resting on the sand in front
of a restaurant when they were hit by a man driving a Honda. The
driver fled the scene and remained at large Tuesday afternoon, said
Emilio Gutierrez, a Rosarito investigator.
Rosarito Beach has been filled this week with students on spring
break, as well as Mexican tourists who are traveling during "Semana
Santa," or the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday
Accident in Rosarito- Desparate for help
Cowboymom - 3-24-2005 at 11:21 PM
That is the accident....may I ask what board you found it on?
Thank you.Bruce R Leech - 3-25-2005 at 07:41 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Cowboymom
That is the accident....may I ask what board you found it on?
to me in my bajasundog newsletter.kyankeeirishman - 3-26-2005 at 08:36 AM
Cowboymom..we havent heard from you. Got a update on the boy?lizard lips - 3-28-2005 at 08:38 AM
I have tried to make contact with Cowboymom with no response as yet. Has anyone heard anything regarding the current status of this accident or how
the boy is doing. I hope he is allright.....David K - 3-28-2005 at 08:42 AM
Sadly, he lost his life as well... It was posted on another thread here... also, it said the Rosarito police know who did it, but haven't caught the
person, as of yet.
Here it is LL
David K - 3-28-2005 at 08:45 AM
Second U-S citizen dies after being hit by car on Mexican beach
ROSARITO, Mexico The second of two U-S citizens struck by a car racing on a beach earlier this week in Rosarito, Mexico has died.
Twenty-five-year-old Joseph Andrade Escalante of Santa Barbara, California, died from his injuries last night.
Andrade and his girlfriend, 21-year-old Amy Ruth Kent were lying together on the beach about 2 a-m Monday when one of three cars driving at high
speeds along the sand rolled over them. Kent died instantly from massive head injuries.
The two were struck a short distance from bars and nightclubs frequented by thousands of U-S spring breakers, most from California.
Kent's parents, Chris and Patty Kent, asked Rosarito Mayor Antonio Macias to investigate the incident. lizard lips - 3-28-2005 at 09:04 AM
I dont even know the family but it feels like being punched in the stomach with this news. My best goes out to the family
