AUGUST 29, 2009 – Four people were killed Friday evening in a crash in Santee, the California Highway Patrol has reported. The crash occurred on State Route 125 near Mission Gorge Road, north of La Mesa. According to the CHP, a person called 911 at 6:36 p.m. and reported having a stuck accelerator and was unable to stop at an approaching intersection near Mission Gorge Road. The car was estimated to be travelling at more than 100 mph when the crash occurred. The vehicle caught fire and all four occupants died at the scene. The cause of the fatal Santee crash is under investigation.
JULY 1, 2009 - A woman was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after a fire started as a result of a malfunctioning air conditioner, authorities said. The fire was reported at 4:50 p.m. and firefighters responded to a three-story building at 3435 Camino del Rio S., according to a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The fire apparently started in a vacant office, and firefighters were able to knock down the blaze within five minutes. A woman working on the second floor suffered smoke inhalation as she evacuated the building, authorities said. Her condition was not considered life-threatening. Fire officials are continuing their investigation.
DECEMBER 2, 2008 – Four San Diego Sheriff’s deputies and one firefighter were taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after swimming pool chemicals and chlorine exploded behind a building in Santee. Injuries were minor and included respiratory irritation and eye burning. Traffic was stopped for some time along Mission Gorge Road after the accident happened around 12:35 p.m. Hazardous materials crews responded to clean up the chemicals, and a four-block stretch of Mission Gorge Road was closed for the cleanup and investigation. About a dozen businesses were forced to be evacuated.
