One person has died following a rainy crash on State Route 67 after a car spun out and slammed into another car, shutting down the freeway for hours, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers said.
The crash happened at approximately 1:08 p.m. Monday on the North County highway, near Cloudy Moon Road. The crash prompted a Sig Alert as crews shut down northbound and southbound lanes, but the highway has since been reopened.
An 18-year-old driver behind the wheel of her 2004 Chevy Trailblazer as heading southbound on SR 67 at approximately 60 miles per hour at the time of the crash.
At the same time, a 25-year-old Ramona resident was driving a 2016 Hyundai Tucson northbound approaching Cloudy Moon Drive. A 26-year-old passenger and 54-year-old woman were also in the Hyundai.
The driver of the Chevy, driving "at an unsafe speed for the current wet conditions", slide sideways out of control, into the other car's path, according to CHP officer Kevin Pearlstein.
The Hyundai driver had no time to react to the car, and the vehicles collided in the northbound lanes.
All four involved were taken to Palomar Hospital. The 54-year-old passenger succumbed to her injuries and died, Pearlstein said. It is unclear what injuries the other victims faced, Pearlstein said.
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Alcohol and drugs were not a factor.
No other information was immediately available.
