SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – The California Highway Patrol Friday issued a traffic advisory for state Route 76 after a fatal accident.
A big rig collided with a car on SR 76 just east of Gird Road shortly before 12:30 p.m. According to the CHP, the 19-year-old driver was speeding when she lost control of her Honda sedan and slammed into an oncoming tractor trailer. The victim died at the scene.
Emergency crews are also on the scene of a second big rig crash. This crash happened on Northbound Interstate 15 at Interstate 8. The truck apparently accelerated before attempting to slow down going downhill and overturned, blocking all lanes of traffic.
Ramps were closed on I-15 North between Adams Avenue and I-8. The connector to WB and EB 8 are were closed Friday evening so crews could clear the rig.
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park officials are searching the North County Wednesday for an exotic bird that got caught in a wind gust and flew away Monday afternoon.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park officials are searching the North County Wednesday for an exotic bird that got caught in a wind gust and flew away Monday afternoon.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:31:36 GMT
A proposal to require contractors on most city of San Diego public works and maintenance projects to pay prevailing wages to employees got a go-ahead Wednesday
A proposal to require contractors on most city of San Diego public works and maintenance projects to pay prevailing wages to employees got a go-ahead Wednesday from the City Council's Rules and Economic Development Committee.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:25:19 GMT
A preliminary hearing was postponed Wednesday to Sept. 17 for a man accused of killing his girlfriend in her National City home in 2005, then fleeing to Mexico where he remained a fugitive until this year.
A preliminary hearing was postponed Wednesday to Sept. 17 for a man accused of killing his girlfriend in her National City home in 2005, then fleeing to Mexico where he remained a fugitive until this year.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:31:48 GMT
Eighteen members of what prosecutors called a violent gambling ring located mainly in California and Peru were charged with operating an illegal Internet and telephone wagering business called "Macho Sports"
Eighteen members of what prosecutors called a violent gambling ring located mainly in California and Peru were charged with operating an illegal Internet and telephone wagering business called "Macho Sports," according to a federal indictment unsealed in San Diego Wednesday.
This photo shows the scene of fatal crash, involving a big rig and car on SR 76 just east of Gird Road Friday, January 25, 2013.
This is the scene of an overturned big rig on Northbound Interstate 15 at Interstate 8 Friday, January 25, 2013.
