Excessive-speed chase ends in suspect, police automobiles crashing into ditch

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two individuals and a San Diego police officer had been injured early Monday morning in Emerald Hills after a high-speed chase on Freeway 94 ended with each automobiles crashing right into a canyon.

The incident started round 1:17 a.m. when SDPD officers close to Euclid Avenue tried to cease a automobile for rushing. In keeping with SDPD Subject Lt. Paul Phillips, the automobile didn’t yield, as a substitute getting into eastbound Hwy 94.

Whereas on Hwy 94, the driving force of the automobile turned its lights off and sped as much as almost 100 miles per hour, Phillips mentioned.

The suspects’ automobile then tried to exit the roadway on the Kelton Street offramp, however it flew off the cliff and into the close by canyon. In keeping with SDPD, the automobile overturned a number of instances earlier than coming to a relaxation on its roof.

The pursuing officers’ automobile additionally went off the roadway after it misplaced management, however it landed on its wheels as the driving force was capable of decelerate barely.

Each of the people contained in the suspect automobile, recognized as males of an unspecified age, sustained main accidents, Phillips mentioned. One of many officers within the police automobile was additionally injured, complaining of ache in his neck and again.

The Kelton Street off-ramp was closed for a number of hours forward of the morning commute. As of 6:45 a.m., the roadway has been reopened to site visitors.