Crime & Safety
Suspected Drunken Driving Crash Causes Severe Injuries to Passenger
Driver of Mitsubishi Montero was speeding south on Melrose Lane near Royal Road, CHP says.
A speeding SUV piloted by a suspected drunken driver slammed into a car east of Santee and trapped a critically injured person inside the car, authorities said Sunday.
The suspected drunken driver was in a Mitsubishi Montero that was speeding south at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday on Melrose Lane near Royal Road in an unincorporated area near El Cajon, said CHP Officer Brian Pennings.
The SUV collided with the passenger side of a PT Cruiser that was turning left from northbound Melrose Lane into a private driveway, Pennings said.
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More details on emergency response to the incident is on the Lakeside Fire Protection District blog.
One of the Cruiser’s four occupants sustained a severe head injury and was trapped in the vehicle. Fire personnel used hydraulic rescue tools to remove the entire side of the vehicle, according to the Lakeside Fire Protection District.
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The three other persons in the Cruiser sustained lesser injuries and all four were taken to hospitals, fire officials said.
The SUV driver was arrested for suspicion of felony drunken driving, Pennings said. No name was released.
—City News Service
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