THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN RAMONA MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DUI DRIVER
East County News Service
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March 6, 2019 (Ramona) – The driver of a Mercedes may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he drifted over the center line on Dye Road in Ramona yesterday afternoon and sideswiped a Subaru, then struck a Toyota Tundra head-on.
According to Officer Travis Garrow with the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 4:32 p.m. on Dye Road near Duraznitos Road.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 56-year-old Poway man, suffered major injuries and was flown via air ambulance to Palomar Hospital in Escondido. The Subaru Forester driver, a 53-year-old Escondido woman, suffered minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to Pomerado Hospital in Poway. The Toyota Tundra Driver, a 74-year-old Ramona man, suffered major injuries and was airlifted to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Poway.