A trio of automobile accidents occured on Interstate 8 in San Diego Saturday morning, leaving one man dead and another person injured while an unknown hit-and-run driver remains at large, California Highway Patrol said.
At 1:52 a.m., a 26-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence crashed a black Ford ranger pick-up truck into a guard rail in the center median near Waring Road.
When the driver and his male passenger, age 29, vacated the vehicle, the passenger was struck by a hit-and-run driver, CHP said.
That victim was transported to Mercy Hospital where he later died. The vehicle that struck the man and fled the scene was identified as a small Toyota or Nissan sedan. Investigators are still searching for that hit-and-run driver, CHP said.
The driver of the truck was arrested under allegedly driving under the influence.
Police shut down part of the freeway at about 2:15 a.m., diverting traffic off at the Waring exit. Lanes were reopened about an hour after the crash.
The third accident happened in Mission Valley at around 5:30 a.m. One person was transported to Mercy Hospital. The victim's gender, age and injury severity are unknown at this time.
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Anyone with information regarding these two accidents is urged to call CHP border communications at (858) 637-3800 or San Diego CHP office at (619) 220-5492.
