AUGUST 10, 2009 – Five people were injured, including two critically, when a sports-utility vehicle crashed while being pursued by the U.S. Border Patrol west of Jamul, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on State Route 94 near Steele Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Jeep Cherokee that was being pursued slammed into a telephone pole and a street sign before stopping about 30 feet from several gas pumps at a 7-Eleven store, authorities said. The CHP is investigating the crash.
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