SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – One person was killed and another was hospitalized — and later arrested — after a wrong-way crash on state Route 52 in Kearny Mesa early Friday morning.
The collision involving a red Honda sedan and a gray Chevrolet pickup truck occurred shortly before 2:45 a.m. on westbound SR-52 near Convoy Street and east of Interstate 805, according to CHP officials.
Officials said the truck was traveling east on the westbound lanes when it collided head-on with the Honda.
The Honda’s 49-year-old driver, a male resident of El Cajon, was pronounced dead at the scene.
CHP officials said the truck’s 23-year-old female driver, a San Diego resident, was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
She was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to CHP officials.
No other injuries or fatalities were reported.
The crash forced the closure of all westbound SR-52 lanes just east of Interstate 805, as well as westbound SR-52 at SR-163.
All lanes were reopened by 8:20 a.m.
