Traffic & Transit
Car Slams Onto Temecula Carport After Crashing Off I-15
The CHP says the vehicle ultimately landed in the parking lot of a local office building.
TEMECULA, CA — The Temecula Area CHP is investigating a wreck in which a motorist crashed completely off Interstate 15 and landed in a nearby parking area.
The crash happened along the southbound side of Interstate 15, just south of Winchester Road, at around 1:40 p.m.
CHP Officer Mike Lassig says a Moreno Valley man “made an unsafe turning movement” while in the slow lane in a 2002 Honda Accord.
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The motorist then crashed into a chain link fence and a large rock — causing the sedan “to catapult upward where the rear end collided into a metal carport awning” at a parking lot for an office building off Jefferson Avenue.
The car landed on its side.
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“The driver was able to exit the vehicle on his own,” Lassig said. “The male driver was wearing his seatbelt, which ultimately saved the driver from serious injuries.“
No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
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