Abel Griego Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-805 in San Diego near Mexico Border

Abel Griego Killed in San Diego Crash on 805 Freeway near Camino De La Plaza

Abel Griego Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-805 in San Diego near Mexico Border

San Diego, California – 57-year-old Abel Bermudez Griego has been identified as the man who was killed in a wrong-way crash that happened near the Mexico border last week Wednesday.

The accident happened shortly before noon on southbound Interstate 805 near Camino De La Plaza, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Los Angeles man was traveling southbound in a Honda van when he collided head-on with an Audi traveling the wrong way.

Griego, who worked as a union interior construction worker, was pronounced dead at the accident scene. He was traveling to see his mother and pick up his daughter for a weekend trip.

The driver of the Audi, 29-year-old Fernando Goneortiz, was transported to the hospital with major injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is underway.