Suspected DUI Car Crash in Tierrasanta

Just after 8:00 p.m. on May 18, a major vehicular accident took place in the 4000 block of Rueda Drive, near the intersection of Rueda and Tierrasanta Boulevard.

According to witnesses and emergency utility workers, a car driven by an 18-year-old came down the hill at a high rate of speed, lost control, and slammed into another vehicle coming in the opposite direction. One vehicle landed on its side while the other shot off the road and took out a telephone juncture box.

Police and San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel responded. There were serious injuries and six people were taken to hospitals. There were no extrications necessary, and all victims were expected to survive.

There were scattered beer cans at the scene; the teen was suspected of driving under the influence.