U.S. Marine Who Died in California Was Brown Deer Graduate

CALIFORNIA -- A U.S. Marine who graduated as a student from Brown Deer High School in 2012 has died after a motorcycle crash in California.

Najee Williams was an active-duty Camp Pendleton Marine who was living in Wildomar when he was killed in a collision while riding his motorcycle Sunday near the El Camino Country Club in Oceanside, authorities reported.

The crash that claimed the life of Najee Allen Williams, 22, was reported at 4:15 p.m. Sunday in the 2700 block of Vista Way, near El Camino Real, according to reports from Lt. Matthew Cole of the Oceanside Police Department and officials with the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

You can read the full account of events as reported by the Lake Elsinore, CA Patch.com.

Oceanside police officers who responded to the scene found Williams lying in the roadway, suffering from significant injuries, with his damaged motorcycle nearby, Cole said.

An investigation revealed that Williams was traveling east on Vista Way when a Volkswagen Jetta failed to yield and turned left in front of him, toward the entrance to the Target shopping center, according to police and the ME's office.

Williams was unable to avoid colliding with the car.

Witnesses of the crash called 911, and Williams was rushed by paramedics to nearby Tri-City Medical Center.

"Despite aggressive medical intervention, death was pronounced shortly upon arrival," the ME's office stated.

After Williams graduated from Brown Deer High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Williams’ visitation and funeral will be held on Saturday, October 1 in Brookfield.

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Maggie Avants (Patch Staff) - contributed to this report.