The accident occurred around 3:20 a.m. at C Street and 17th Street.

San Diego, CA. – 44-year-old Robert Spittler of Coronado died in a suspected DUI collision that happened early Saturday morning in East Village, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office reported.

The accident occurred around 3:20 a.m. at C Street and 17th Street.

According to the San Diego Police Department, Spittler was driving his car south at the intersection when another vehicle entered the intersection and broadsided his car.

Spittler got trapped inside his car. Responding emergency personnel extricated the man and transported him to the hospital, where he later died.

The 21-year-old man driving the other vehicle was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

SDPD Traffic Division is investigating the accident.

Original Story

San Diego, CA. – A man died in a suspected DUI collision that happened early Saturday morning near an intersection in San Diego's East Village neighborhood.

According to police, the wreck took place around 3:20 a.m. near 17th Street and C Street.

A 42-year-old man was driving a car south near the intersection when a 21-year-old man entered the intersection heading east on C Street and broadsided the older man's vehicle.

The 42-year-old man was extricated by responding firefighters and rushed to the hospital. The victim later died while receiving treatment.

The 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.