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A National City police officer was injured overnight while attempting to rescue an unconscious driver from a crash. The National City Police Department said the incident occurred at about 12 a.m. on the 1300 block of South Harbison Avenue in National City. Investigators said a woman was driving on the roadway when she lost control and slammed her white sedan into a pole. Officers said the woman tried to call a friend for help but passed out in her seat while the car filled with smoke.

Two drivers were injured Tuesday night in a head-on collision on state Route 94 near Dulzura, and one was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred about 7:50 p.m. west of Honey Springs Road. Both lanes of Route 94 were closed for a short time during the investigation.

An off-duty Bexar County deputy was seriously injured in a crash involving an intoxicated driver late Sunday evening, according to authorities. At around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, the deputy pulled over to help the driver of a Mustang who was reportedly the victim of a hit and run. Police said the off-duty deputy's vehicle was hit by an SUV before she could get out of her vehicle and assist the stranded motorist.

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office this morning identified a woman killed in a single-vehicle crash on Bigelow Boulevard Sunday night that also injured a child. Nicole Albright, 22, of Pittsburgh, died in the crash in the 2200 block of Bigelow just after 9 p.m., a supervisor from that office said. The crash shut down the road between Interstate 579 and Herron Avenue and rerouted traffic, Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said. Rescue crews cut a 2-year-old girl from the vehicle. She was transported to UPMC Mercy, treated and released, the station reported.