CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) – One person was killed and two others sustained major injuries Friday morning in a solo vehicle crash on Interstate 805 in the Chula Vista area, the California Highway Patrol reported.
CHP officials said the incident involving a white Toyota Corolla occurred at around 6:45 a.m. on the northbound side of I-805, just north of Telegraph Canyon Road, and near the H Street/E Street & Bonita Road exit.
According to officials, the car – for unknown reasons – veered from the freeway and hit a concrete pillar. CHP Sgt. Daniel Ralph said officers determined the car struck the base of the H Street/E Street & Bonita Road exit sign.
Ralph confirmed responding officers found one person dead outside of the car, while two people were extricated from the vehicle and taken to the hospital with major injuries.
CHP officials said the person who died – a 23-year-old from Newark, Calif. – was a passenger in the vehicle. According to Ralph, it was unknown if the deceased individual was ejected from the car.
The other victims were identified as a 24-year-old male, from Oakland (the driver); and a 50-year-old passenger.
According to CHP officials, “Alcohol/and or drugs are not a suspected factor in this crash.”
The right three lanes of I-805 northbound were closed for several hours to allow for investigation and cleanup.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the CHP San Diego Area office at 858-293-6000.
Map of incident (based on CHP coordinates):
