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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The clang study has been released for the Fresno Marine who died successful New Mexico past April - officers accidental his Jeep was trying to debar a head-on collision.
On April 15, 28-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. Marcelino Gamino was successful New Mexico aft traveling with a convoy of different marines from Camp Pendleton. The convoy was portion of authorities efforts to bolster the military's defence astatine the confederate border.
According to the clang report, Gamino and 2 different Marines were successful the past Jeep successful the convoy heading westbound connected New Mexico's Highway 9.
As they drove down the two-lane godforsaken road, officers accidental the convoy was slowed down by a large, oversized commercialized centrifugal conveyance (CMV). One by one, convoy vehicles passed the CMV, pursuing a borderline patrol portion with its lights on.
The jeep Gamino was travelling successful was the past to effort the pass.
After getting into the near opposing lane, the Jeep was approached by oncoming traffic. To debar a head-on collision, officials accidental they drove onto the southbound shoulder.
The study says the Jeep continued traveling connected the enarthrosis earlier yet crashing into the partition of a ditch astir 5 to 8 feet supra the ground.
Per the clang report, each 3 passengers were unresponsive erstwhile aesculapian unit arrived. Gamino, a 28-year-old combat technologist with the First Combat Engineer Battalion, First Marine Division, and 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera of Riverside succumbed to their injuries astatine the hospital. The driver, a 19-year-old Marine, is inactive recovering.
