The accident happened on State Route 76 at Lilac Road at around 2:30 a.m. on March 16, according to the CHP.
San Diego, CA – The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office has identified as driver killed in a head-on traffic collision on Highway 76 in San Diego two weeks ago as 58-year-old Donna Okamoto of Santa Ana.
The accident happened on State Route 76 at Lilac Road at around 2:30 a.m. on March 16, according to the CHP.
Reports revealed that Okamoto was heading west in a Mitsubishi SUV on the highway when an eastbound motorist tried to pass another vehicle directly in Okamoto's path, causing a head-on crash.
The paramedics took Okamoto to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, where she was pronounced dead.
No additional information about the collision was available.
An investigation is underway.
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