One Killed, Two Injured in Car Accident at the San Ysidro Port of Entry [San Diego, CA]

Car Hits Two Vendors Before Crashing into Metal Barrier at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego

 
SAN DIEGO, CA (December 22, 2020) – Police confirmed that one person died in a car accident at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Tuesday afternoon.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened at approximately 2:14 PM.
 
Based on a report, the man drove his gray Hyundai sedan at a high rate of speed in an attempt to cross into the United States. Due to unknown circumstances, the Hyundai struck a 70-year-old man and a 49-year-old wheelchair-bound woman on the Mexican side of the border. Witnesses said they were vendors. Subsequently, the vehicle crashed into a metal barrier.
 
As a result, the Tijuana Fire Department said the driver of the vehicle, a 27-year-old man from Santa Ana, died at the scene. Officials did not release his name pending kin notification. Mexican Red Cross ambulances took the two vendors to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.
 
It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision.
 
At this point, the crash remains under investigation.

We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the victim.

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