{"id":27400,"date":"2021-12-08T03:13:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T03:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/08\/corps-identifies-marine-killed-on-side-the-highway-while-helping-distressed-motorists\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:02:09","slug":"corps-identifies-marine-killed-on-side-the-highway-while-helping-distressed-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/12\/08\/corps-identifies-marine-killed-on-side-the-highway-while-helping-distressed-motorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Corps identifies Marine killed while helping distressed motorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Camp Pendleton, California, military policeman was struck and killed early Monday morning while attempting to help distressed motorists on the side of the road after a single vehicle crash, the Marine Corps confirmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lance Cpl. Alberto Lucio, 20, was killed around 3:20 a.m., according to a Tuesday Marine Corps press release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSecurity and Emergency Services Battalion sends our deepest condolences and prayers to Lance Cpl. Lucio\u2019s family,\u201d Col. John W. Black, commanding officer, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, said in the press release. \u201cLance Cpl. Lucio performed a noble and selfless act by stopping on Interstate 5 to provide critical aid to a person in need. Lance Cpl. Lucio gave his life in the service of others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 3:22 a.m. a Ford Edge was headed south on Interstate 5, which runs by Camp Pendleton, California, when it lost control and crashed, the San Diego Union-Tribune first reported.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t