Driver arrested after wrong-way crash on SR-78 in North County
SAN MARCOS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A driver was taken into custody Saturday night after a wrong-way crash on State Route 78 in San Marcos, authorities said.
The situation began to unfold around 11:30 p.m. when reports came in about a possible stabbing in the area of East Orange Street and The Circle in Vista, explained the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
Responding deputies saw a Honda Accord speeding out of the area, prompting them to attempt to pull over the driver for a traffic stop. Authorities said the driver refused and led deputies on a pursuit.
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“The driver blew through several stop lights during the pursuit. Upon reaching Sycamore Avenue, the driver entered SR-78 going the wrong way,” the department explained in a press release. “Deputies immediately stopped the pursuit for safety reasons and informed the California Highway Patrol about the car going westbound on the eastbound lanes of Highway 78.)
About 10 minutes later, authorities said calls came in reporting a traffic accident on SR-78 near Rancho Santa Fe in San Marcos. Witnesses told authorities they saw the driver crawling out of the car and jumping into a ditch near Smilax Road.
Deputies with the Vista and San Marcos Sheriff’s Stations then arrived on the scene and confirmed the car involved in this crash was the same one that failed to yield during a traffic stop in Vista.
No other cars were involved in the crash.
A sheriff’s K-9 handler also responded to the scene and started giving commands. Shortly after, the driver was taken into custody without incident and transported to Palomar Medical Center to be treated for a leg injury.
The suspect’s identity was not immediately released.
The initial report about a fight and stabbing in Vista was unfounded, the department said,
Since the collision happened on SR-78, CHP is handling the investigation.
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