3 People, 2 Dogs Dead In Head-On Lemon Grove Crash

LEMON GROVE, CA – Police on Thursday are continuing to investigate a head-on crash in Lemon Grove that killed a young woman, two children and two dogs.

The crash occurred just after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Lemon Grove and Massachusetts avenues.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, five people, including three children, were in a 2006 Acura when it turned and was struck in the middle of the intersection by a 2003 Dodge Durango.

Two passengers – a young woman and a teenage boy – died at the scene, along with two of four dogs that were also in the car, sheriff's Sgt. Jorge Dueno said. A second child later died from her injuries at a hospital.
The victims, ages 7, 13 and 18, were all members of the same family, according to news reports. Their names were not immediately available.

A 4-year-old girl who was riding in the Acura and its 20-year-old driver suffered serious injuries in the crash and were hospitalized. The man behind the wheel of the Durango was evaluated at a hospital and has since been released, according to Dueno.

Dueno said alcohol or drugs were not suspected in the crash, and no criminal charges had been filed.

Anyone with additional information on the crash was asked to call the sheriff's department at 858-565-5200.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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