A driver was killed in a fiery crash on Saturday morning after their car became airborne on State Route 94 near Golden Hill in San Diego, prompting multiple lane closures for several hours.
At around 8:51 a.m. on Saturday, a driver who has yet to be identified was driving a Mini Cooper on the SR-94 westbound transition to Interstate 15 northbound when the car veered off the roadway towards the left, hitting a concrete wall.
Next, the car veered to the right, striking another concrete wall and launching off the freeway transition, according to California Highway Patrol.
While airborne, the Mini Cooper struck a CalTrans exit sign and landed onto the roof of a 2015 Nissan Murano traveling westbound on SR-94 before hitting the road and becoming fully engulfed in flames.
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Debris from the Nissan Murano then struck a 2020 Hyundai Accent, CHP said.
The driver of the Mini Cooper died while the two occupants of the Nissan Murano were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries, CHP said.
The grisly crash closed westbound SR-94 between Interstate 805 and I-15 for several hours.
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San Diego's CHP office is currently investigating the crash and it is not yet known if drugs and/or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
A toxicology report is pending through the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
