CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA — Two drivers were killed early Wednesday in a wrong-way collision on southbound Interstate 5 in Chula Vista, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A 16-year-old boy and a woman were killed in the crash. Investigators are still trying to determine which was the wrong-way driver, said CHP Officer Salvador Castro.
The crash occurred shortly after 3:20 a.m. Witnesses reported seeing a speeding driver heading north on the southbound freeway in the fast lane near the border, the CHP said on its online log.
The wrong-way driver hit another vehicle head-on just north of Palomar Street, the CHP said. That car burst into flames. Both drivers were killed, Castro said.
A traffic alert was issued around 4:15 a.m. on I-5 at L Street and officers diverted traffic off the freeway. The lanes reopened just before 9 a.m.
