The fatal collision was reported around 2:19 a.m. on State Route 163 near Friars Road
San Diego, CA – The San Diego County Medical Examiner's office has released the name of a driver who died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 163 in San Diego on October 28.
The Medical Examiner identified the victim as 47-year-old Santos Zavala Griego.
Griego was ejected after a sedan he was operating veered off the road and crashed into a tree on an embankment.
CHP officers responded to the scene and provided medical aid while waiting for paramedics to arrive.
Griego was transported by responding paramedics to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 3:14 a.m.
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San Diego, CA – One person died early Tuesday morning following a crash that sparked a vehicle fire on State Route 163 in San Diego, according to the California Highway Patrol.
According to CHP, emergency crews responded to reports of a vehicle engulfed in flames along the right shoulder of SR-163. Debris and disabled vehicles were scattered across multiple lanes, prompting a full response from CHP and San Diego Fire-Rescue.
Initial reports indicate that a white Hyundai Elantra was involved in the crash. Witnesses described hearing multiple impacts before seeing a vehicle catch fire. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and extricate a passenger from the wreckage.
One individual died as a result of the collision.
Tow crews and Caltrans personnel assisted with clearing the wreckage and reopening lanes.
By 3:00 a.m., two southbound lanes had reopened as investigators continued processing the crash scene.
The cause of the SR-163 San Diego crash remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.