A man suspected of driving under the influence has been arrested after running away from the scene of a deadly crash on Interstate 15 in San Diego County.
California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Sal Castro said the hit-and-run driver – not identified by officials, for now – was driving a Ford pickup north on I-15 south of state Route 56 Thursday just before 2 a.m. when he crashed into a Toyota sedan.
The Toyota was driven by a 55-year-old woman from Chula Vista.
The man’s Ford broke down in the freeway traffic lanes and Castro said an oncoming Kia Sedan driven by a man from Desert Hot Springs hit the Ford.
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Castro said the driver of the Ford then “fled the scene on foot.”
San Diego Police Department officers launched an extensive search for the hit-and-run driver. Eventually, he was found and arrested for felony hit-and-run and suspicion of DUI. The CHP said the suspect was taken to a local hospital with major injuries. No other details about him were released, except that he’s 30 years old.
Castro said the woman driving the Toyota was killed in the hit-and-run crash. Her name has not yet been released.
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The driver of the Kia suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
