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4 Killed, 2 Arrested After Massive Crash 163 Freeway
A fatal crash on southbound Interstate 163 resulted in the deaths of four individuals, involving two overturned vehicles and subsequent DUI arrests of both drivers involved.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Rightcowleftcoast, CC By 4.0
A fatal crash on southbound Interstate 163 resulted in the deaths of four individuals, involving two overturned vehicles and subsequent DUI arrests of both drivers involved.
The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m., involving two Toyota Prius vehicles and a Toyota Tacoma flipped on its roof.
Four individuals died as a result: two at the scene and two after being taken to a local hospital.
All fatalities were occupants of one of the Prius vehicles, which came to rest on the left shoulder.
The driver of the overturned Tacoma was arrested on suspicion of DUI; the truck had no passengers.
Similarly, the driver of the second Prius, which ended up on the right shoulder, was also arrested on suspicion of DUI; there were no passengers in this vehicle either.
A sig alert was issued, leading to the closure of all southbound lanes of I-163 with traffic redirected to Interstate 805.
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