A 35-year-old Lakeside woman lost her life and her two children were injured after a traffic accident Friday morning in Alpine.

As per the initial information, the fatal car crash took place at around 8:30 a.m. on Interstate 8 west of Tavern Road. The preliminary reports showed that a 35-year-old driver was traveling west in a Chevrolet Tahoe when, for unknown reasons, her SUV swerved to the left, went off the freeway and down the dirt embankment that divides eastbound and westbound lanes.

The SUV flipped as it descended, and it landed in the fast lane on the eastbound side of the freeway. The driver, who was not buckled up at that time, was ejected from the SUV. The female driver succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

Two children in the backseat suffered moderate injuries. One was a 3-year-old girl strapped into a car seat and the other was a 9-year-old girl who was wearing a seatbelt. Both were transported to a hospital in San Diego. Debris from the crash hit a Mazda3 in the eastbound freeway lanes.

The Mazda driver, who was bucked up, was not hurt. The Tahoe driver was the mother of the two children in the SUV. The identity of the deceased will be released once the next of kin is notified. Alcohol and drugs were not considered to be involved in the crash. No further details are available.

An investigation is ongoing.

July 16, 2022

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune