Adrian Rodriguez-Chavira of Chula Vista was driving a Honda Accord that veered off Interstate 5 in Fresno County and fell into the California Aqueduct. Rodriguez-Chavira escaped, but his 24-year-old passenger drowned. Intoxication is not suspected as a factor.
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego County man was involved in a Fresno-area freeway crash that fatally injured a woman riding in his car over the Presidents Day weekend, authorities reported Tuesday.Adrian Rodriguez-Chavira of Chula Vista was behind the wheel of a southbound 2019 Honda Accord that veered off Interstate 5 south of state Route 41 for unknown reasons and plunged into the California Aqueduct shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Rodriguez-Chavira was able to exit the vehicle and swim to the edge of the canal, but his 24-year-old passenger remained inside as it filled with water and sank, the CHP reported.Emergency crews, including a team of divers, eventually recovered the body of the woman, whose name was withheld pending family notification.Rodriguez-Chavira, who suffered minor injuries in the wreck, declined medical assistance.Intoxication was not believed to have been a factor in the accident, according to the CHP.
FREIGHT ACCIDENT FATAL CRASH AQUEDUCT CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SAN DIEGO COUNTY
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