Crime & Safety
Driver Killed In Collision With Big Rig On I-5 In San Diego
The motorist died at the scene of the accident, authorities said.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A 39-year-old motorist from Orange County was killed Thursday in a fiery predawn collision involving a big rig on Interstate 5 near Torrey Pines State Beach.
The Westminster man was heading south at about 4:15 a.m. Thursday when the silver Toyota Tundra pickup truck he was driving rear-ended the tractor trailer just south of Del Mar Heights Road and began burning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The motorist died at the scene of the accident, CHP public-affairs Officer Salvador Castro said. The victim's name was withheld pending family notification.
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No other injuries were reported.
— City News Service
