Traffic & Transit
Woman Dies, Man Injured In Wrong-Way Collision In Ocean Beach
A woman, 54, died at the overnight crash. A man, 24, has major injuries and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A local woman is dead and a man from Sacramento suffered major injuries this morning in a wrong-way freeway collision in Ocean Beach.
The 24-year-old man was driving a Subaru Outback east on the westbound side of Interstate 8 and collided with a Toyota Camry driven by a 54-year-old woman at 11:24 p.m. Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue assigned 22 personnel, including two medics and one rescue crew, to the scene, and the county medical examiner was called to the scene at about 12:15 a.m.
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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man was rushed to a hospital. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and will be taken into custody, CHP Officer Salvador Castro said.
Castro said the investigation closed westbound lanes of I-8 and diverted traffic to Sports Arena Boulevard from midnight until 3:48 a.m.
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— City News Service
