By Trina A. San Agustin
and Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

SPEED was a factor in the early Sunday morning car crash that killed a 28-year-old optometrist at the Naval Hospital, identified yesterday as Lt. Heath Schroeder.
According to Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola, a broken neck and skull fracture killed the Navy man.
Police have yet to determine whether the eye doctor was under the influence of alcohol when the accident happened.
It will be up to the Navy whether to release the results of the toxicology tests.
The Navy, in a statement yesterday, said an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident is underway.
“The Navy is working in cooperation with the Guam Police Department to determine the possible causes of this accident,” the Navy said.
The accident was reported to Emergency 911 at 5:29 a.m. on Sunday, according to GPD Highway Patrol investigator D.D. Cepeda.
The accident took place on Leo Palace Road before the entrance to Deru Road.
The man was driving a 2001 white Chevy trailblazer and was headed down the hill when he tried to avoid a dip in the road.
“But he lost control (of the vehicle) and ran off the roadway, striking three power posts. The vehicle flipped three times and ejected him through the passenger window. He landed on the roadway. He suffered head and facial injuries,” Cepeda told Variety.
Medical personnel, according to Cepeda, were the first ones on the scene. They transported the man to the Naval Regional Medical Center at Naval Hospital.
The man was pronounced dead around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday.
“Based on our investigations, he was going 83 miles per hour. That is just the critical speed, not actual speed. He may have been going slower or faster. He was not wearing a safety belt at the time,” Cepeda said.