CAJON PASS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A woman uninjured after her pickup truck intentionally slammed into a guardrail and went off of the freeway, then bursts into flames in the Cajon Pass Tuesday afternoon.
California Highway Patrol and firefighters from San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the crash and pickup truck on fire. The crash was reported at about 12:43pm, Tuesday April 27, 2021. On northbound Interstate 15 about a half of a mile after Highway 138 exit. The pickup truck involved was a white Chevrolet Colorado that lost control, hit the guardrail and landed on the other side of the guardrail. Also involved was a passing white Toyota Corolla that ran over debris causing a flat tire.
Firefighters and CHP officials had to temporarily shutdown the slow lane to extinguish the pickup fire. Then issued a SIG Alert for about an hour for the cleanup and to remove the truck.
“While being attended to by firefighters the driver of the pickup truck indicated the crash was not an accident, as she was attempting to kill herself,” the CHP traffic log reported.
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This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol San Bernardino Inland Office. CHP says additional information will be updated as it becomes available. Please check back for updates on this incident.
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