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Fiery crash kills Mini Cooper driver

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One person died in a fiery three-vehicle crash Saturday evening that kept state Route 67 closed in west Ramona and Poway for nearly seven hours.

The collisions occurred just south of Cloudy Moon Drive shortly after 7 p.m. The driver of the Mini Cooper that caught fire after being struck head-on in the crash died at the scene. The 51-year-old driver of a full size Chevrolet pickup that struck the smaller vehicle was arrested on alcohol-related charges, including felony vehicular manslaughter, sheriff’s Sgt. Edward Ward reported.

The preliminary investigation indicated that the pickup was northbound on the highway and veered into the southbound lane. The truck collided with the rear quarter panel of a late model Buick sedan and struck the Mini Cooper head on, Ward said. The occupants of the Buick suffered minor injuries, and the driver of the truck was transported to Palomar Medical Center and treated for a broken wrist.

Sheriff’s deputies who arrived at the scene were unable to extricate the victim due to the intensity of the flames, Ward reported. Cal Fire extinguished the vehicle fire.

Southbound Route 67 lanes were closed at Archie Moore and northbound lanes were closed at Poway Road, California Highway Patrol reported.

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