A driver traveling on State Route 94 near Golden Hill veered off the freeway and landed in an embankment Thursday night, California Highway Patrol officials confirmed.
The single-vehicle accident happened just before 7:40 p.m. off westbound SR-94 near Glendale Avenue and F Street. Officials from CHP, the San Diego Police Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue all responded to the scene of the crash.
Police were a block away from the incident when it happened, and were able to respond immediately, according to officials.
When emergency crews arrived, they found two patients trapped inside a white Acura. Emergency crews worked to stabilize the car before they could begin extricating the occupants.
The driver, a 29-year-old man, died at the scene. A 15-year-old girl passenger was removed from the car and taken to UCSD Medical Center with major injuries.
Officials said the car was part of caravan of family and friends and for some reason the car slammed into a palm tree.
CHP officials temporarily blocked off the 25th Street off-ramp from westbound SR-94 while they cleared the area.
The crash is under investigation.
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