SDPD Officer Crashes at I-15 Ramp

Traffic was snarled just before the morning commute in the busy Grantville area

An officer with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) was injured Tuesday morning in a crash on a freeway off-ramp in the Grantville area, officials said.

The collision happened just before 5:45 a.m. on the ramp at northbound Interstate 15 to westbound Friars Road. According to the police department, an officer, for unknown reasons, veered off the ramp and crashed.

The officer suffered minor injuries, including pain to his left shoulder.

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials temporarily shut down traffic to the off-ramp following the accident, which caused major backup for commuters in the busy area.

No further details were immediately released. For traffic updates from NBC 7, click here.

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