SAN DIEGO — At least one person was killed after a car reportedly trying to enter Mexico through the San Ysidro Port of Entry Wednesday afternoon made a U-turn and drove the wrong way in freeway lanes.
California Highway Patrol was alerted of a two-car crash around 11:54 a.m. in southbound lanes of Interstate 805 near the Camino De La Plaza off-ramp.
A witness told CHP that a white car was attempting to enter Mexico, then made a U-turn, went the wrong way, and crashed into another vehicle.
Officers arrived on the scene and shut down southbound lanes of Interstate 805 near Camino De La Plaza and began diverting traffic off the freeway while first responders tended to people involved in the wreck.
California Highway Patrol said a white Audi sedan, driven by a 29-year-old man from San Diego, was traveling northbound in southbound lanes of traffic when he struck a blue Honda van driven by an unidentified Hispanic man.
The driver of the van suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Jesse Matias.
"The driver of the Audi was transported to a local hospital with major non-life-threatening injuries," Officer Matias said.
California Highway Patrol had at least three freeway lanes shut down while officials worked to clear the crash.
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The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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