I8 shut down due to crash during vehicle pursuit: police
Mar 23, 2025
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Interstate 8 was temporarily shut down in the Mission Valley area Saturday night due to a police pursuit involving two separate vehicles, authorities said.
According to the San Diego Police Department, officers began pursuing the suspects around 9 p.m. after reports of a
burglary in Chula Vista.
One vehicle was stopped in the 2200 block of Otay Lakes Road, while the other driver fled westbound on I-8, police said. The second vehicle was eventually stopped on the freeway at Texas Street in Mission Valley.
During the pursuit on I-8, a police vehicle collided into a vehicle unrelated to the pursuit. According to SDPD, there were no major injuries but the freeway was shutdown in the area for a short period of time.
Police said four people were taken into custody. Their charges are unknown at this time. No further details were immediately provided. ...read more read less