Man Suspected Of Deliberately Crashing Into Home, Killing Woman

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man suspected of intentionally crashing a vehicle into a home in the Clairemont neighborhood Monday -- killing a woman inside the house and starting a small fire -- was arrested in a case that's being investigated as a homicide.

San Diego Police Department Officer Paige Foster said a call came in at 7:38 a.m. Monday about a crash at 4312 Dakota Drive at Fontana Avenue.

"Numerous neighbors reported a traffic accident, a vehicle driving into a house," Foster said. "When officers got there, they found a woman who was deceased inside the home."

Foster said an unidentified man was taken into custody. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of intentionally crashing into the home, and the crash was being investigated as a homicide, Foster said.

The victim's identity has not been released.

No other injuries were reported.

"When firefighters arrived on the scene there was a small structure fire in the home that they quickly extinguished," said Jason Shanley, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman. "Firefighters were advised by SDPD to stand back. So they turned off the gas and electricity, then turned the matter over to police."

— City News Service