A head-on crash allegedly caused by a wrong-way driver who had earlier fled from San Diego police officers resulted in major injuries in Del Cerro on Wednesday, California Highway Patrol officials said.<\/p>\n
The incident began around 10:40 a.m. when police attempted to pull over a Mercedes, but the driver quickly pulled away and headed toward Interstate 8 via Mission Gorge Road, CHP Officer Issam Wahhab said.<\/p>\n
According to online CHP logs, an eastbound Mercedes entered westbound lanes of the freeway and reached 100 mph on the right side of the road.<\/p>\n
Around 10:45 a.m., the car hit a Honda Odyssey head-on as the minivan drove onto the freeway using the College Avenue on-ramp, Wahhab said.<\/p>\n
The minivan\u2019s driver was taken to a hospital with major injuries. His condition was not immediately known.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes driver also suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital. San Diego police also arrested him.<\/p>\n
A SigAlert was issued, and the westbound I-8 on-ramp from College Avenue was closed as investigators worked to clear the vehicles, CHP officials said. Lanes were reopened around 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
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