Car crashes and catches fire on Interstate 8

Publish Date: 2020/05/14

SAN DIEGO, CA – A vehicle crashed and caught fire on eastbound Interstate 8 this morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, police were alerted to the situation at around 10:42 a.m. and arrived quickly on scene to the junction of I-8 and I-805. They found that a vehicle had crashed into the righthand side of the highway and caught fire. It’s unclear if any other vehicles were involved in the crash at this time.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene to rescue people trapped inside the vehicle. The amount of occupants are unknown at this time.

This is a developing situation, and our team will post an update as we learn more.

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Ross Jurewitz

Ross Jurewitz is the founder and managing lawyer of the Jurewitz Law Group, a San Diego personal injury attorney law firm. These San Diego injury accident lawyers specialize in helping people seriously injured in a variety of accidents throughout San Diego County and California.

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