EL CAJON, CA – A wrong-way driver sustained injuries after crashing on westbound I-8 at the 2nd Street bridge early Monday morning.
According to ABC10, a car was traveling east in the westbound lanes on I-8 around 2 a.m. The vehicle crashed into the center divider and guardrails and was dangling from the 2nd street bridge. Debris from the crash hit a vehicle below on 2nd street.
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Local authorities had to extract the wrong-way driver from the vehicle. The driver was transported to a local hospital for unknown injuries and is under investigation for DUI.
After inspection by local road crews the bridge was approved as safe for travel after the crash.
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