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Drunken Mother, 5-Year-Old Daughter Injured in Sunday Crash: SD Police

Intoxication is suspected in a single-vehicle crash that left a driver and her 5-year-old daughter injured in El Cerrito.

SAN DIEGO - Intoxication is suspected in a single-vehicle crash that left a driver and her 5-year-old daughter injured in El Cerrito, San Diego police said Monday.

The eastbound Ford Mustang with a 25-year-old woman behind the wheel veered across the westbound lanes in 5600 block of University Avenue, went up over the curb and struck a tree shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday, San Diego police Officer John Buttle said.

The driver suffered serious injuries and her daughter, who hadn't been wearing a seatbelt, sustained minor injuries. Buttle said both were taken to a hospital to be treated.

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