Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In SDSU Area Wrong Way Crash
A woman driving I-8 near SDSU was struck and killed in a wrong-way collision. Emergency responders extricated the other driver.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A driver died early Thursday after being struck head-on, near Interstate 8 and San Diego State University.
Just after 2:45 a.m., the woman was driving eastbound on the I-8 freeway, just east of College Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
She died at the scene as a result of her injuries sustained in the collision, the CHP reported.
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Her identity was not immediately available, pending notification of next of kin.
Emergency crews had to free the other motorist from his crumpled car, which had crashed down a roadside embankment. Paramedics then took him to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
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The wrong-way driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, OnSceneTV reported.
The collision left the eastbound side of the freeway blocked in the area for a time. All lanes along the stretch were open again as of 6 a.m., according to the CHP.
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