San Diego DUI attorneys report that a 27-year-old woman who was the passenger in a car that crashed into a Carlsbad lagoon two days ago has died.

Ocean Beach resident Amy Lopez died Friday morning at Tri-City Medical Center, where she has remained on a ventilator since Thursday's early-morning crash, according to San Diego DUI officials.

Lopez was allegedly not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and she was the only passenger in a car allegedly driven by Alicia Biggs, 22, of San Diego, according to San Diego DUI lawyers .

Biggs' 1996 Toyota Tacoma allegedly veered off northbound Interstate 5 near Tamarack Avenue in a crash shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, per San Diego drunk driving lawyers.

Lopez was found floating face-down in the lagoon, and Carlsbad police pulled her to the shore and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Biggs swam to shore and described her injuries as moderate. Both women were taken to Tri-City Medical Center. Biggs will be charged with felony San Diego DUI / drunk driving.

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