SAN DIEGO — A driver was killed Thursday morning in a traffic collision on southbound Interstate 5, south of Del Mar Heights Road, authorities said.
The crash was first reported at 4:16 a.m., Salvador Castro with the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Authorities say the driver of a silver Toyota Tundra, a 39-year-old man from Westminster, Calif., crashed into the back of a white Kenworth/Utility truck-tractor/trailer combination on I-5 southbound. First responders confirmed the man dead at the scene.
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The crash investigation caused two right lanes of I-5 southbound to close, but it has since been reopened, according to Caltrans.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting a toxicology report to see if driving under the influence was a factor in the crash. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification from the next of kin.
If anyone saw the crash, please contact the CHP San Diego Area office at 858-293-6000.