SDPD Recruitment SUV Catches Fire On SR-163
Fire Occurred On SR-163 Near 10th Avenue
Posted: 08/19/2012
Last Updated:
272 days ago
An SUV owned by the San Diego Police Department burst into flames near City College early Sunday.
» Sign Up For Breaking News Alerts» Like Us On Facebook» Follow Us On Twitter
The fire occurred at about 1 a.m. near the southern end of state Route 163, near 10th Avenue.According to broadcast reports, the SDPD recruitment vehicle was driven by a police sergeant who was returning to police headquarters from Qualcomm Stadium following the San Diego Chargers game when the SUV caught fire.The sergeant pulled over north of Ash Street and was able to get out of the SUV before it burst into flames and became fully engulfed.San Diego firefighters responded quickly, but were unable to save the SUV, which was destroyed.Freeway lanes were closed for about 15 minutes while crews put out the fire.The cause of the fire is under investigation.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by 10News.com. City News Service contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINT
