Traffic & Transit

Man Killed In Crash Near Border Over The Weekend

A man was killed when he crashed a pickup into a concrete barrier near San Ysidro, authorities said.

A man was killed when he crashed a pickup into a concrete barrier near San Ysidro, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A man was killed when he crashed a pickup into a concrete barrier near San Ysidro, according to the California Highway Patrol. (Renee Schiavone/Patch )

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man was killed when he crashed a pickup into a concrete barrier near San Ysidro, authorities said Monday.

Micah Pietila-Wiggs, 21, of Chula Vista, was traveling alone in his Ford F-150 when -- for reasons still under investigation -- he collided with the road barrier and rolled over on southbound Interstate 5 around 5:16 a.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Pietila-Wiggs was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

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No other information was released as the investigation is ongoing.

— City News Service

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