Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Crash Near I-8 And I-5 In SD

San Diego CA

26 March, 2021

11:21 AM

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SAN DIEGO, CA — A driver was killed and a passenger was injured when the vehicle they were in crashed off the interchange between Interstate 8 and Interstate 5 in the Midway District, according to reports Friday. The crash happened shortly before midnight as the vehicle was heading in an unknown direction on I-8 and crashed near the transition ramp to southbound I-5, according to the California Highway Patrol. A witness reported "a few" people were trapped in a vehicle that was upside down after hitting a concrete pylon supporting the raised transition ramp, according to the CHP. The vehicle's driver was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger was taken to a hospital for treatment of unknown injuries, 10News reported. No details about the victims were immediately available. — City News Service