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Driver thrown from car after slamming into tree

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A suspected drunk driver in Chula Vista suffered serious injuries when he lost control of his speeding Jeep and crashed into a tree Saturday.

Witnesses told police that the motorist in the black Jeep Wrangler was speeding when he made an abrupt turn into the tree prior to the crash, according to a news statement from the Chula Vista Police Department.

Officers dispatched at 10:21 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Third Avenue and Quintard Street said the driver was ejected from his vehicle.

He was rushed to UCSD Hospital with serious injuries.