La Mesa fatality crash

MOTORIST KILLED IN LA MESA CRASH

 

By Miriam Raftery

Photo courtesy ECM news partner 10 News

June 6, 2018 (La Mesa) – Edward Cline was killed after a vehicle he was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed ran lights, then struck a Mustang. The collision occurred at 8:15 p.m. last night.

Cline was ejected and died at the scene.


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DOUBLE FATALITY AT STATE ROUTE 125 AND I-8: LONG-TERM CLOSURE IN EFFECT

 

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August 2, 2017 (La Mesa) – A long-term highway closure is in effect at State Route 125 and I-8 in La Mesa, where an out-of-control big rig truck struck multiple vehicles, killing two women in a green Chevy car and injuring six other people, including two children, ages 6 and 3.

The children were in an SUV that was struck.  The 6-year-old was not in a carseat suffered major injuries including a broken neck, KNSD reports. She was reportedly not breathing when emergency responders arrived but she was resusciated.The children were taken to Rady Children's Hospital.

According to the CHP site, the big rig on southbond  125 struck a center divider, then careened into northbound lanes, striking multiple vehicles before coming to rest, jackknifed across the freeway. 


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