Crime & Safety
2 Injured In Miramar-Area Crashes
Breaking: Three separate collisions were reported Friday, tying up traffic on Interstate 15, Miramar Road and Black Mountain Road.
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Three separate crashes Friday near Miramar left two motorists with serious injuries.
The first crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. when a speeding motorcycle hit a vehicle stopped in traffic on westbound Miramar Road near Black Mountain Road, San Diego police Officer Tony Martinez.
The 27-year-old rider suffered a fractured leg, but the other motorist was unhurt.
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A similar, but unrelated, crash happened in the same area shortly afterward, according to the officer. Another speeding motorist rear-ended a vehicle, but neither driver was injured.
A third crash in which a car struck the center divider and caught fire on nearby Interstate 15 near Miramar Road was reported about half an hour later.
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The driver suffered major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.
That crash left two northbound lanes blocked and brought traffic to a standstill, according to the CHP. A SigAlert was issued, but the lanes were reopened around 8:30 a.m.
By City News Service
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