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Four people are dead and one person was injured after a rollover crash on State Route 94 early Thanksgiving Day, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash was reported at around 2:30 a.m. when a black BMW M3, driven by a 26-year-old man was traveling at a high rate of speed on SR-94 when, reasons under investigation, lost control causing it to overturn, CHP said. Three passengers and the driver were ejected and were pronounced dead at the scene. The right front passenger, identified as a 22-year-old woman was wearing her seatbelt sustained minor injuries, and was transported to a local hospital.
The three passengers were identified by authorities as a 35-year-old from Chula Vista, a 33-year-old female from an unknown city and a 20-year-old female from National City.
A toxicology report is pending through the San Diego Medical Examiner's office to determine if alcohol and or drugs were a factor in the crash.
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Eastbound SR-94 just west of I-15 was closed for several hours until they reopened at around 7 a.m.
If any member of the public witnessed this crash, contact the CHP San Diego Area at (858) 293-6000. The identities of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. For information on the deceased contact the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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