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Driver Injured in Crash During CHP Pursuit on I-15, SR-78

A driver attempting to evade police crashed on State Route 78, CHP officials said

A police pursuit along southbound Interstate 15 ended with the driver injured when the vehicle rolled, according to CHP spokesperson James Bettencourt.

The pursuit began at 12:09 p.m. and traveled along northbound I-15 to Fallbrook before switching directions and heading southbound on the same highway.

The suspect vehicle crashed near the El Norte exit from State Route 78.

β€œThe driver took the turn way too fast,” CHP Officer Nilsen said. β€œSure enough, the vehicle went off the left-hand side of the transition road and ended up rolling down the hillside.”

The driver was unconscious and has been transported to a nearby hospital.

She has not been identified but was described as in her 40s.

She was not wearing a seatbelt. 

No other information was available.

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