Thread: Driver Crashes Through U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing

Driver Crashes Through U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing

The vehicle crashed into two other cars just north of the checkpoint.

By Elena Gomez and R. Stickney

NBC 7's Elena Gomez reports on the incident just south of San Diego early Wednesday. (Published Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015)
Updated at 6:53 AM PST on Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015

A driver drove at high speeds through the U.S.-Mexico border crossing south of San Diego Wednesday, crashing before entering into the U.S.

The driver attempted to drive through the San Ysidro Port of Entry checkpoint without stopping just before midnight.

When entering the area of the POE where drivers stop for a check by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, the driver accelerated.

It was long before the vehicle crashed into two other cars just north of the checkpoint.

The California Highway Patrol was called in to help clear the wreckage. All three cars were towed and the border crossing – considered the busiest in the world – was once again operating as normal.

There were no injuries.

When asked by NBC 7, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection would not confirm if the driver was in custody.

CHP officials tell us they made no arrest and assumed CBP detained the driver.

Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loca...#ixzz3Q8VFH5D1

Truck crashes at San Ysidro border, 3 hurt



10News Digital Team 5:57 AM, Jan 28, 2015

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SAN DIEGO - Police are trying to determine why a pickup truck driver entering the U.S. from Mexico refused to stop at a checkpoint, causing a crash late Tuesday night that injured three people, including himself.

The crash occurred at the San Ysidro Port of Entry at about 11:45 p.m. According to California Highway Patrol, the driver appeared to ignore commands from U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to stop at the checkpoint coming into the U.S. and smashed into two cars in the process.

The driver of the suspect vehicle and two occupants of one of the hit cars all suffered minor injuries. The suspect was taken into custody.

There was no immediate word on whether the crash was an accident or intentional. 10News is still waiting from comment from CBP.

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