Crime & Safety

Driver Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After San Diego Crash

A driver suspected of racing on Interstate 805 was hospitalized after causing a crash Tuesday that shut down the freeway.

SORRENTO VALLEY, CA – A driver suspected of racing on Interstate 805 was hospitalized after causing a crash Tuesday that shut down all northbound lanes of the freeway in Sorrento Valley near the I-15 transition, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said.

The incident occurred about 2:15 p.m., according to the CHP.

Broadcast reports said the driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious head injuries.

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Traffic was bypassed to the U.S. Route 56.

No other information was immediately available.

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