Young Woman Killed in Fiery Wreck IDd

A young woman who died in a fiery wreck Friday has been identified, according the Medical Examiner’s office.

Melissa Ann Porter, 25, from Santee exited Interstate 805 at Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in a Chevy pickup truck.

“Crossed lanes of traffic, striking a parked tractor trailer. Both vehicles caught fire,” Sgt. Ramona Hastings said.

A passerby pulled Porter from the burning pickup truck, but it was too late.

She died at the scene.

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