23-Year-Old Woman Killed In Murrieta I-215 Crash

MURRIETA, CA — A single-vehicle crash left one person dead and another victim critically injured in Murrieta, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday.

The crash was reported at 11:45 a.m. Saturday on southbound Interstate 215 just north of Clinton Keith Road.

According to the CHP, a woman behind the wheel of a 2004 Toyota Corolla was driving southbound and steered toward the Clinton Keith Road offramp. The driver then steered back to the No. 3 lane of the freeway, then suddenly steered sharply to the right, causing the car to slide sideways and strike a freeway exit sign. After striking the sign, the car continued in a southwesterly direction, and the left side of the vehicle struck a light pole.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department responded to the crash and pronounced the driver dead at the scene. A passenger in the car suffered major injuries and was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, authorities reported.

The driver was a 23-year-old woman from Portland, Oregon and the passenger was a 22-year-old woman from Camas, Washington.

The crash was still under investigation.