SAN MARCOS
The left rear wheel and tire came off a pickup truck on state Route 78 in San Marcos, smashing into an Escondido police cruiser and another vehicle Saturday.
The accident happened about noon near Twin Oaks Valley Road.
It’s unknown what caused the wheel to come off the westbound Chevy 2500 truck, which was driven by a 40-year-old woman from Vista, the California Highway Patrol said.
The wheel went across the median and smashed the windshield and roof of the eastbound 2015 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor. The off-duty officer suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP.
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No significant damage or injuries were reported for the second vehicle hit by the wheel, a Chevy Silverado driven by a 22-year-old man from Escondido, which was directly behind the police car.
Car loses wheel, hits Escondido officer s SUV, causing minor injuries
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and last updated 2021-01-23 19:37:08-05
SAN MARCOS (CNS) - An Escondido police officer was injured Saturday on state Route 78 when a vehicle lost a wheel and hit the police vehicle.
The collision happened about noon when a 40-year-old Vista woman was traveling westbound SR-78 in a 2015 Chevrolet 2500 pickup east of Twin Oaks Valley Road, said Juan Escobar of the California Highway Patrol.
For an unknown reason, the left rear wheel of her vehicle detached, went over the center median into the eastbound lanes and struck the Escondido Police Department s Ford Explorer Police Interceptor, Escobar said. The wheel damaged the police vehicle s roof and windshield.
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