OCTOBER 9, 2009 – A San Diego woman was killed early Thursday morning in a crash at a City Heights intersection, San Diego Police reported. The fatal crash occurred around 6 a.m. at Fairmont Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard. According to reports, the woman, 40, whose identity was not released, was travelling north on Fairmont Avenue when, for unknown reasons, she ran the light at El Cajon Boulevard. Her Toyota Corolla collided with a Mercury Marquis heading east. The driver of the Mercury Marquis, a 20-year-old woman, though not deemed at fault, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver of the Corolla was taken to the hospital where she died of her injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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