UPDATE (April 9): California Highway Patrol officials announced the 22-year-old woman driving the Tesla 3 that crashed was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
She sustained minor injuries in the single-vehicle wreck, the CHP said.
The male passenger who died in the April 6 crash was not identified.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (CNS) - At least one person was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 805 in Chula Vista Sunday evening.
The crash was reported around 10:35 p.m. Sunday on northbound I-805 at the connector to eastbound state Route 54, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A witness told the CHP that the car was being driven recklessly before it crashed. After the vehicle caught fire, the witness said a good Samaritan tried to extricate a woman from the vehicle.
CHP officials did not release any additional information on the fatal wreck.
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