Two drivers were killed early Wednesday in a wrong-way crash on southbound Interstate 5 in Chula Vista, the California Highway Patrol said.
Two drivers were killed early Wednesday in a head-on crash on southbound Interstate 5 in Chula Vista, the California Highway Patrol said.
CHP said they received calls from multiple people reporting a wrong-way driver on southbound I-5 near Camino de la Plaza driving at high speeds around 3 a.m. About three minutes after the first 911 call, two vehicles crashed head-on. CHP said the wrong-way driver, identified as a 67-year-old woman from San Diego driving a Honda Civic, crashed into a Dodge Challenger driven by a 16-year-old teen. As a result, the Dodge caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames. Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles and died at the scene, CHP said.
The woman was identified as being from San Diego and the teen was identified as being from Imperial Beach, according to CHP. The full identity of the drivers is being withheld pending notification to their families.A toxicology report is pending from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Officer to determine if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
All lanes of southbound I-5, north of J Street were closed for several hours during the investigation, which was ongoing Wednesday.Caltrans has placed flashing LED"Do Not Enter" and"Wrong Way" signs at exits across San Diego County to prevent crashes like this. Red reflective pavement has also been used to catch a driver's attention that they're going the wrong direction. Caltrans said a pilot program of the tools showed a 44-64% reduction in wrong-way incidents.
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