Crime & Safety
Early Morning Fatal Accident in La Jolla
A portion of state Route 52 was closed for more than four hours while crews cleared debris from the lanes.
A 27-year-old man was killed Friday when his pickup rolled out of control on Interstate 5 in La Jolla, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Regino Miranda III of San Diego.
Miranda lost control of his Chevy Silverado on the State Route 52 offramp to Interstate 5 about 1:35 a.m. The pickup went off the road on State Route 52, down an embankment and rolled several times before landing on the southbound lane of Interstate 5, a CHP dispatcher said.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The overturned truck blocked several lanes of traffic. Motorists reported hitting the debris, the dispatcher said.
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The CHP issued a SigAlert at 1:58 a.m., closing both sides of state Route 52 and diverting traffic to the northbound lanes of Interstate 5.
The lanes were closed for more than four hours while crews cleared the debris. All lanes were reopened by 6:15 a.m.
–City News Service
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