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Two critically injured in car crash after a wrong-way driver sped through the Port of Entry

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Posted at 11:02 PM, Dec 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-31 13:28:38-05

SAN YSIDRO (KGTV) - Two people were critically injured in a car crash Sunday night after a driver sped through the Port of Entry.

The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on Dairy Mart Road near Interstate 5. According to police, a driver in a Chevrolet Silverado drove through the port of entry without stopping before crashing head-on into a Mitsubishi Lancer.

One person was in the truck and another in the car at the time of the crash. Both were critically injured.

The California Highway Patrol later confirmed to 10News that the driver of the truck is suspected of driving under the influence.