[08-19-2022] San Diego County, CA –16-year-old Girl Killed after Vehicle Overturned on I-5

According to authorities, a 16-year-old girl was killed in a vehicle crash on Interstate 5 on Friday afternoon, August 19, 2022.

According to Jesse Matias of the California Highway Patrol, the incident began on Friday, around 1:45 p.m. on I-5 near Rosecrans Street, when a white Nissan sport utility vehicle went off the road for unknown reasons and overturned.

Following the crash, the teenage girl was ejected from the vehicle, while two other passengers, a 53-year-old woman from Kansas and a male whose age was not given, remained inside.

EMS officials were called to the scene and transported the teenage girl with serious injuries to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

The other two passengers were only slightly hurt.

According to Matias, whether the victim was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash is unknown.

At the moment, the case is still being investigated.

Anyone with information should call CHP Officer A. Lowery at 858-293-6000.

SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH STATISTICS

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