Crime & Safety

Fatality After Traffic Collision On I-8, CHP Reports

A person died in a traffic collision on westbound Interstate 8, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A person died in a traffic collision on westbound Interstate 8, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A person died in a traffic collision on westbound Interstate 8, the California Highway Patrol reported. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

EL CAJON, CA — A person died Thursday in a traffic collision on westbound Interstate 8, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The collision happened at 11:48 p.m. Wednesday, according to a CHP online log. Someone said they saw a cloud of dust in the center divider at Pine Valley Bridge and a fire started.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office arrived on scene at 12:31 a.m. Thursday, the CHP log stated.

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