49-Year-Old Woman Killed in San Diego DUI Crash on Interstate 8 near College Avenue

Woman Dies in Wrong-Way Collision on I-8 in San Diego, DUI Suspect Arrested

San Diego, California: A 49-year-old woman died in a wrong-way collision that happened over the weekend on Interstate 8 in San Diego, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred around 12:44 a.m. in the westbound lanes near State Route 63.

According to CHP, officers received reports of a car traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-8.

A law enforcement helicopter tracked the wrong-way vehicle, a white Honda Civic, near College Avenue.

The suspect car collided with a black Nissan Kicks moments later in the far left lane of westbound I-8.

The 49-year-old woman driving the Nissan was hospitalized with serious injuries. She later died at the hospital.

The wrong-way driver, 24-year-old Briana Michelle Contreras, was also hospitalized with major injuries. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

Investigators shut down westbound I-8 for about two hours during the investigation.