Two passengers killed in suspected DUI on I-15 were Escondido residents

Two passengers who were killed in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 15 near Miramar were identified as Escondido residents.

Daniel Vicente Delgadillo, 26, and Alexa Pauline Lavigne, 24, died in a crash reported March 16 just before 2:45 a.m. on the freeway near Miramar Way, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Investigators said Delgadillo and Lavigne were riding north in a Honda Civic when the sedan rear-ended a Toyota 4-Runner, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The Honda was disabled and sent into other traffic lanes, where it was then hit by a Chevrolet pickup truck.

Both Delgadillo and Lavigne were ejected from the car and killed, county officials said.

Investigators said an Apple device alerted dispatchers to a possible crash, and emergency personnel were sent to the scene.

The 25-year-old Escondido man who’d been driving the Honda and the 22-year-old Sun City man who’d been driving the pickup were each arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

This story originally appeared in San Diego Union-Tribune .