A driver was killed in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash Wednesday night after a motorist swerved to pass another vehicle and struck the victim’s disabled car in San Diego’s Talmadge neighborhood, authorities said.
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The fatal collision happened around 10:05 p.m. when the woman was sitting inside a disabled Toyota Camry in a southbound lane of Fairmount Avenue north of Aldine Drive. Her hazard lights were flashing, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Police said a 39-year-old man had parked his Honda Fit roughly one car length south of the Camry to help the stranded driver.
Moments later, a 25-year-old man driving a Saab 9-3 south on Fairmount approached a slower-moving vehicle. The Saab driver changed lanes to pass and slammed into the back of the Camry.
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The force of the impact pushed the Camry forward, causing it to crash into the rear of the Honda Fit, police stated.
The woman inside the Camry suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name was not released.
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Investigators said intoxication was not a factor in the crash.
