East County News Service
December 27, 2023 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – The driver of a red Ford Edge sustained fatal injuries in a solo-vehicle accident yesterday around 4:35 p.m., The crash also injured a passenger.
The driver, a 52-year-old woman from Wilmington, California, veered off I-8 westbound just east of McCain Valley Road in Jacumba Hot springs. The vehicle rolled over multiple times, tumbling down an embankment.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not yet been released, pending notification of family.
The passenger, a 43-year-old man, was transported by air ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital with major injuries.
“This is an ongoing investigation, and it appears alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in this crash,” says Officer Jared Grieshaber with the California Highway Patrol.