San Diego: I-5 Bizarre Incident 02252024

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 2-25-24 6:36 am
LOCATION: SB I-5 JSO of 28th St
AREA/CITY: San Diego
DETAILS:
911 Dispatchers received a call about a traffic accident. Two Good Samaritans found the male victim down in the #4 lane of the southbound I-5, and luggage and belongings spread down the traffic lanes. They pulled him to the right shoulder.
The victim told them that his female friend had thrown him and his suitcase out of the vehicle that he was in and then ran him over and left the scene. The male was transported with major injuries to UCSD Hospital and was in surgery for upper body trauma.
SDPD officers found the female in a Volvo SUV on the transition ramp from the I-5 south to the CA-15 north. The Volvo was on the right shoulder. Apparently, the male victim had the key flob on him, and when she drove away, the vehicle came to a stop approximately 1/4 mile away due to the key flob not being near the SUV.
The female rambled on for a while. as the SDPD officers questioned her. She eventually told both SDPD and the CHP officer that the male and her had been fighting with each other at a hotel in downtown San Diego, and the fight continued when they left. She claims that the male was driving and then started to strangle her while driving.
He pulled over, exited the vehicle, and then grabbed his suitcase. It's not clear if she admitted to running the male over, but there is damage to the hood and windshield, and there appears to be a tire tread mark on his back.
After a long period of questioning, the CHP detained her for further questioning and investigation.