Corpsman & Family killed in hit and Run Crash in CA.

We have lost another “Doc”.  This time not to combat but to a senseless accident and a coward is on the loose.  We don’t post these types of tragedies in our “Corpsman Memorial” as we only post Personnel who were “KIA” inthe theater of operation.

This is not to say we don’t grieve for HM1 and his family, we do, oh brother we do.  We don’t always receive news about these accidents but when we do get them we will post them here.  There will be a condolence forum setup for him and his family in the Scuttlebutt Forums as well.  Corpsman.com grieve for HM1 Andres Sanagustin, and Maribeth Sanagustin, 36, and Angelo Sanagustin, 4, all from Winchester CA.  What a loss… Our prayers go out to the shipmates, Marines, and friends and family members who are dealing with this terrible loss.

From NavyTimes:

Corpsman, family killed in hit-and-run crash

Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Jul 2, 2008 8:53:10 EDT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A Navy hospital corpsman stationed at Camp Pendleton and his wife and young son were killed Sunday night in a head-on collision on a Southern California road, authorities said.

The coroner’s bureau of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department on Monday identified the victims as Andres Sanagustin, 48, Maribeth Sanagustin, 36, and Angelo Sanagustin, 4, all of Winchester, Calif.

The Sanagustins were in a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu sedan on Warren Road in Winchester at 8:09 p.m. Sunday when the car was struck head-on by a GMC 2500 pickup truck that had crossed over the double-yellow lines, according to the sheriff’s department. The couple was pronounced dead at the scene, and their son was taken to a hospital in Murrieta, where he died, according to officials.

The California Highway Patrol was investigating the accident.

Authorities were looking for the driver of the pickup, who fled the scene and was seen getting into another vehicle, Officer Ron Thatcher, a CHP spokesman, said Monday. “Investigators are following up on a couple of leads,” he added.

Officials at Camp Pendleton said an automobile crash had claimed the life of a first-class hospital corpsman who served with 1st Medical Logistics Company, 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and his wife and young son. They had not identified the victim until after a 24-hour waiting period after the next-of-kin relatives are notified

“The Marines and sailors of Camp Pendleton and the 1st MLG are deeply saddened by this tragic accident and our thoughts are with the sailor’s family and friends,” Camp Pendleton officials said in a statement.

Once again, our prayers go out to all who are dealing with this accident.