One dead in fatal crash on I-8 in Imperial County
Dillon Fuhrman
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating a crash which left one person dead.
According to a press release, the crash happened before 12:30 a.m. Monday in the area of Interstate 8 (I-8), west of Westside Road.
CHP says a 68-year-old woman was driving a 1997 Toyota Tacoma eastbound on I-8 at an unknown speed when the Toyota rolled over and “impacted the dirt shoulder.”
As a result, CHP says the driver, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene.
While the driver was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, CHP says the airbags were not deployed.
The crash is under investigation.