Crime & Safety
2 Dead After Wrong-Way Crash On SR-52 In Clairemont
A fiery crash involving a wrong-way driver on State Route 52 in the Clairemont area of San Diego left two motorists dead early Tuesday.
SAN DIEGO, CA – A fiery crash involving a wrong-way driver on state Route 52 in the Clairemont area of San Diego left two motorists dead early Tuesday, authorities said.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision in the westbound lanes near Regents Road was reported shortly after 12:30 a.m. One of the vehicles, a pickup truck, caught fire in the lanes and the other ended up in the brush, the CHP reported.
The entire westbound highway was blocked following the crash, but the lanes were reopened around 3 a.m., according to Caltrans.
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UPDATE - WB SR-52 at Regents Rd, all lanes have been reopened to traffic. #SDCatlransAlert
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) June 13, 2017
WB SR-52 at Regents Rd, all lanes are blocked due to a traffic collision. #SDCaltransAlert
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) June 13, 2017
City News Service contributed to this report.
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