A 44-year-old Chula Vista woman was killed in a traffic collision involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in Eastlake Tuesday.
The two cars collided near the intersection of Otay Lakes Road and Hunte Parkway at approximately 12:35 a.m., according to a lieutenant with the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD).
An officer inside the USBP vehicle was traveling eastbound on Otay Lakes Road and a woman in a Pontiac Aztek was traveling southbound on Hunte Parkway when the USBP vehicle struck the Pontiac at the intersection, police said.
The impact caused the Pontiac to overturn, landing on its roof at the southeast corner of the intersection.
The USBP vehicle continued eastbound and wound up on a sidewalk on the south side of Otay Lakes Road. The vehicle sustained front-end damage and its airbag deployed.
The woman suffered traumatic internal injuries and a broken arm. She was found pulseless in her overturned vehicle and rushed to Scripps Mercy Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m., police said. Her name has not been released.
The Border Patrol officer was transported to a nearby hospital with what police described as minor injuries. He is expected to survive.
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Alcohol was not a factor in the collision, police said. It was raining and the roadways were wet at the time of the deadly crash.
It is unclear who had the right-of-way at the time of the collision.
"Fault will be tough to determine," CVPD Capt. Eric Thunberg said.
Thunberg said the police department will release the Border Patrol officer's name at a later time. He was on duty at the time of the accident.
The investigation is ongoing. Witnesses can reach out to the Chula Vista Police Department at (619) 691-5151 or 619-422-8477.
No other information was available.
