Man suffers broken legs in crash near SR-188 at Tecate POE

Publish Date: 2022/04/20

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — A 47-year-old man was injured Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle collision near California Highway 188 at the Tecate Point of Entry, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers responded to a span of the highway near the Thing Road intersection shortly after 3:06 p.m., though it was not immediately clear where the crash occurred.

Details are limited, but authorities said the victim had been transported from Mexico to the Point of Entry. Shortly after, he was involved in a collision.

He suffered two broken legs and was transported to a local hospital.

It was unclear whether anyone else was hurt.

As of this writing, no further updates have been released.

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