San Diego

One Dead After Vehicle Rolls Down Embankment in El Cajon

One person has died after a vehicle rolled over along an embankment of Interstate 8 in El Cajon Tuesday.

According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the crash occurred at 9:59 p.m. on westbound I-8 at Greenfield Drive.

CHP said the driver of a white SUV swerved into the middle lane on the freeway and then over corrected, causing the SUV to fall approximately 50 to 100 feet down the embankment. 

The 22-year-old driver from El Cajon was declared dead at the scene. No one else was in the vehicle.

No other information was available.

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