LA MESA, Calif. (KGTV) – One person was taken to the hospital following a Wednesday morning multi-vehicle crash in La Mesa that was caused by a wrong-way driver.
The crash happened on the El Cajon Boulevard on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 8, according to the California Highway Patrol’s incident log.
Several witnesses told ABC 10News a driver was traveling in the wrong direction on eastbound I-8 when it entered the on-ramp and clipped one car and caused several other vehicles to collide.
The wrong-way driver continued onto La Mesa surface streets and was not located. A description of the wrong-way vehicle was not immediately available.
ABC 10News learned one driver was transported to the hospital with injuries of unknown severity.
No other injuries were reported.