49-year-old driver died, Briana Michelle Contreras, 24, was arrested following a wrong-way head-on collision on Interstate 8 in San Diego, California

Modified Date: 
Wed, 01/17/2024 - 6:17am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, January 13, 2024

Wrong-way driver collides, kills other driver on Mission Valley freeway

Callers early Saturday reported a Honda Civic traveling east on westbound Interstate 8 near College Avenue. Before CHP officers could stop the car, it crashed into a Nissan Kicks about 12:45 a.m., CHP Officer Salvador Castro said. Firefighters extricated the 49-year-old woman driving the SUV. She died at a hospital.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Briana Michelle Contreras
Roadway: 
Interstate 8