Jacumba accident

RESCUE IN JACUMBA

November 12, 2011 (Jacumba) - A white truck plunged 50 feet into the Carrizo Gorge off of I-8 at Jacumba.  The accident was reported at 8:18 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol website, people are trapped inside and a medical helicopter has been requested.

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YUMA MAN KILLED IN JACUMBA ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT

 

March 30, 2011 (Jacumba) – The San Diego Medical Examiner has identified Gregory E. Gates, 72, as the driver who was killed March 28 in an accident on westbound I-8 in Jacumba. His vehicle crossed traffic lanes, struck an embankment and rolled over.


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EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT CLAIMS MAN’S LIFE IN JACUMBA

 

December 5, 2010 (Jacumba) – Bill George Amantidis, 41, a medical courier, was found by a bystander lying in the road near a crashed Honda CRV on westbound I-8, just east of Jacumba at 5:52 this morning. Cal Fire and El Cajon CHP officers responded and confirmed death at the scene from blunt force trauma.


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JACUMBA ACCIDENT VICTIM IDENTIFIED

July 14, 2010 (Jacumba) -- Martha Lidia Jimenez, 54, of Yuma, Arizona has been identified by the San Diego Medical Examiner's office as the driver of a Nissan Sentra that struck a Ford F150 on Interstate 8 near Carrizo Gorge Road on July 10. Her car rolled over multilple times landing on the center divide.


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JACUMBA ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF MAN WITHOUT SEAT BELT

 

December 22, 2009 (Jacumba) – John Carl Bauld, 47, died from injuries sustained in an accident on eastbound I-8 west of Jacumba Road on December 20th. Bauld, a passenger, died after the driver lost control of the vehicle, which rolled down an embankment.


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