Gabriel Gutierrez, Laqwente Bryant, Jordan Blechertas, Benshan Robinson, and Mario Muniz die in fatal San Diego County traffic crashes

Gabriel Gutierrez, Laqwente Bryant, Jordan Blechertas, Benshan Robinson, and Mario Muniz die in fatal San Diego County traffic crashes

Fatal San Diego County traffic crash deaths of Gabriel Gutierrez, Laqwente Bryant, Jordan Blechertas, Benshan Robinson, and Mario Muniz – Obituary

Authorities in San Diego County have confirmed the identities of five people who lost their lives in separate traffic collisions over a four-day period, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office.

The most recent incident occurred just after 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Fallbrook. Gabriel Gutierrez, 20, was riding a motorcycle on De Luz Road at Dos Cameos Drive when he collided with a sport utility vehicle. Emergency responders transported Gutierrez, a Fallbrook resident, to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, where he was later pronounced dead.

Earlier on Saturday morning, Laqwente Bryant, 41, of San Diego, was struck by a vehicle in the Pacific Beach area. The collision happened around 2 a.m. on Garnet Avenue near Gresham Street. Bryant was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries shortly afterward.

Late Friday night, a westbound vehicle struck Jordan Blechertas, 40, on State Route 78 near Birch Avenue in Escondido. Blechertas, who lived in Escondido, was transported by ambulance to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries.

Several hours before that crash, Benshan Robinson, 27, of San Diego, was hit by a vehicle on West Mission Road near North Las Posas Road in San Marcos. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The earliest fatal crash in this series occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mario Muniz, 54, was struck by a northbound van on Interstate 5 near Sixth Avenue in the Balboa Park area. Muniz died at the scene, and officials did not release his place of residence.

Investigations into all five crashes remain ongoing.