Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 15 in San Diego, California.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly jackknifed and blocked several lanes of traffic when a car struck the trailer.
Participants:
- Driver of passenger vehicle
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of passenger vehicle, 76, killed
Details:
On or about Friday, March 4th, 2022, around 6:00 in the morning, a serious accident between a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer left one individual dead. Spokespeople from the CHP said the accident was reported along Interstate 15 in San Diego, California.
Authorities from the California Highway Patrol said one as-of-yet unidentified 76-year-old woman was killed when her car allegedly collided with a tractor-trailer that had jackknifed and blocked several of the lanes of I-15. Paramedics pronounced the driver of the passenger vehicle dead of her injuries a short time after the accident.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 15 cuts north and south into San Diego.
Officials are still trying to determine what happened in the accident