Spouse Suspected Of Driving Truck That Crashed Into Home Killing Wife

SAN DIEGO, CA — An investigation continued Tuesday into the death of a woman who was killed when a man believed to be her husband crashed a truck into her home in Clairemont.

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 the male suspect was arrested on suspicion of intentionally crashing into the home, and the crash was being investigated as a homicide.

The crash resulted in a small fire at the home that was quickly extinguished, according to Jason Shanley, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman.

Police told reporters at the scene that the suspect, believed to be the victim's husband, was taken to a hospital for treatment of burns suffered in the fire.

The victim's and suspect's names and ages were not immediately available.

No other injuries were reported.

— City News Service