CHP responds to hit-and-run crash on I-805 SB in Chula Vista

Publish Date: 2022/04/13

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — A hit-and-run collision was reported Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 805 near southeast Chula Vista, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred on the southbound lanes north of Telegraph Canyon Road and East L Street shortly before 3:25 p.m.

Details are limited, but the CHP indicated a black Mercedes sedan was involved in a crash with another vehicle whose driver fled the scene.

The Mercedes came to rest in the center divider, and fire crews later had the HOV lane and one other southbound lane just south of the intersection blocked.

As of this writing, authorities said no injuries were reported in the event.

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