Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Collisions on I-5
A woman driving southbound in the northbound lanes near the Border Patrol checkpoint hit three vehicles Sunday afternoon.
A wrong-way driver's car crashed into three other vehicles on Interstate 5 in Camp Pendleton Sunday, snarling northbound traffic out into San Clemente.
Traffic backed up past the San Onofre checkpoint following the head-on crash, which blocked three lanes of the northbound freeway, according to the
CHP.
The woman was spotted driving a small sedan at a high speed in the center median south in the northbound lanes between Basilone and Las Pulgas roads about 12:20 p.m., the CHP reported.
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Sunday’s four-vehicle collision involved a green Toyota Sienna minivan, a silver Toyota Camry, a blue Toyota Highlander and another undescribed vehicle. Wreckage blocked the three left lanes and a SigAlert was issued at 12:28 p.m., as traffic squeezed by in the one remaining lane.
An ambulance was required, according to the CHP, but it was unclear how many people were injured in the crash.
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Three tow trucks were called to remove the wrecked vehicles, according to the CHP.
-City News Service
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