Woman killed, driver arrested in possible DUI-related crash on SR-54

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (CNS) – A 21-year-old woman was fatally injured Wednesday when the car she was riding in veered off a South Bay freeway, struck a road sign and crashed down an embankment.

The fatal wreck occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday on eastbound state Route 54, east of Highland Avenue, in Chula Vista, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her name was withheld pending family notification…

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